KZJF (104.1 FM) was a

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that broadcast a

classic hits Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes songs from the top 40 music charts from the late 1960s to the early 2000s, with music from the 1980s serving as the core of the format. Music that was popularized by MTV in the early 1980s ...

format. Licensed to

Jefferson City, Missouri Jefferson City, informally Jeff City, is the capital of Missouri, United States. It had a population of 43,228 at the 2020 census, ranking as the 15th most populous city in the state. It is also the county seat of Cole County and the princip ...

, United States, the station was owned by

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History

The station was assigned the call letters KBQF on October 29, 1999. The call letters were changed to KJCQ on May 19, 2000, to KLIK-FM on November 16, 2001, to KBBM on July 21, 2003 to KBBM, to KJMO on September 12, 2003, and to KZJF on July 12, 2006. On October 5, 2013, KZJF changed formats from

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

as "Jeff 104.1" to

sports talk Sports radio (or sports talk radio) is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A widespread programming genre that has a narrow audience appeal, sports radio is characterized by an often- boisterous on-ai ...

as "104.1 The Fan"; the format was moved from sister station

KBBM KBBM (100.1 FM) is a radio station with a country music format. Licensed to Jefferson City, Missouri, the station serves the Mid Missouri area. This station is owned by Cumulus Media. History Easy listening (1974-1978) 100.1 FM KJMO originally ...

(100.1 FM). The format switch was completed two days later, when KBBM joined Cumulus Media's nationwide country branding as "

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100.1" after stunting for a day with

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as "Santa 100.1". KZJF was affiliated with

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and, with the exception of a local program ''The Closers'' that was simulcast on Columbia sister station

KFRU KFRU (1400 AM) is a radio station located in Columbia, Missouri. Its programming format consists primarily of news and talk. The station is licensed to Cumulus Media. The station is also audible on translator K255DJ 98.9 FM in Columbia. History ...

(1400 AM), aired the entire CBS Sports Radio lineup. KZJF was also the mid-Missouri affiliate of the

Kansas City Royals The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team was founded as an expans ...

and carried most national sporting events from

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, including NFL football broadcasts and the NCAA men's basketball tournament. On June 22, 2015 at Noon, 104.1 flipped to classic hits as "Z104.1, Jefferson City’s Classic Hits". Tim Thomas, afternoon host at sister station

KPLA KPLA (101.5 FM) refers to a Cumulus radio station in Columbia, Missouri. KPLA first started out as 101.7 KARO-FM, an "easy listening" station in February 1983. In 1986, it became known as K102. Then in 1994, it became KPLA and has consistently be ...

, added additional duties as morning host. The rest of the dayutilize Westwood One's

Classic Hits Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes songs from the top 40 music charts from the late 1960s to the early 2000s, with music from the 1980s serving as the core of the format. Music that was popularized by MTV in the early 1980s ...

network. Kansas City Royals baseball broadcasts remained on the station. Cumulus Media shut down KZJF and returned the license to the

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(FCC) on May 25, 2018; the license was canceled on May 30. The classic hits format and Kansas City Royals broadcasts were transferred to sister station

KJMO KJMO (97.5 FM) is a radio station serving Central Missouri with a classic hits music format. This station operates on 97.5 MHz HD and is under ownership of Cumulus Broadcasting. , much of the programming featured on KJMO was from Scott Sh ...

(97.5 FM). The shut down came in the wake of the bankruptcy restructuring of Cumulus Media; had KZJF not been shut down, it would have been required to divest KJMO.

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* ZJF Radio stations established in 2000 2000 establishments in Missouri Radio stations disestablished in 2018 2018 disestablishments in Missouri Defunct radio stations in the United States Cumulus Media radio stations ZJF {{Missouri-radio-station-stub