KJOZ
Broadcast area | Greater Houston |
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Frequency | 880kHz |
Branding | La Grande 104.5 |
Programming | |
Format | Regional Mexican |
Ownership | |
Owner | Hector Guevara Ministry Corp. |
History | |
First air date | May 25, 1951 | (as KMCO at 900)
Former call signs | KMCO (1951–1974) KIKR (1974–1991) KJOJ (1991–2012) |
Former frequencies | 900 kHz (1951–1985) |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 20625 |
Class | B |
Power | 10,000wattsday 1,000 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°17′38″N95°25′55″W/ 30.29389°N 95.43194°W |
Translator(s) | See § Translators |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Website | www |
KJOZ(880AM) is aradio station,paired with 3 FM relay translators. Licensed to Conroe, Texas, KJOZ primarily serves the northernHouston, Texasmetropolitan area. The station broadcasts aRegional Mexicanformat.
History
[edit]As 900 KMCO
[edit]KJOZ started out as a full service country and western station using the call sign KMCO (standing for Montgomery County) in 1951, owned by Reagan Smith & Fred Perry Sr. It was originally located at 900 kHz.
Owen family purchases KMCO; becomes KIKR
[edit]In 1974, Steve Owen purchased KMCO, applied to change its call sign to KIKR, and renamed the station "Kicker". It was co-owned with KNRO at 106.9 FM (currently classic rockKHPT"The Eagle" ) during this period. The facility was moved to 880 kHz in 1985, after the FM was sold, and upgraded to 10 kilowatts during daytime hours.
Jimmy Swaggart's "Joy of Jesus"
[edit]KIKR was sold toJimmy Swaggartministries in 1991, resulting in the change to the KJOJ call sign (standing for "JoyOfJesus ").
Once sold to the Swaggart Ministry, 880 became the simulcast partner ofKJOJ-FM's Christian ministry format, which had moved from 106.9 to 103.3 a year earlier, due to 106.9's sale by the Swaggart ministries in 1990. 880's 10 kilowatt signal allowed the ministry to remain over the air in the northern areas of the Houston metro, opposite of the 103.3 signal which is located southwest of the metro.
The last General Manager of KJOJ during its religious format and before its move into Houston was Kathy Watson and last Program Director was Gary Johnson.
Swaggart sells KJOJ, KJOJ-FM
[edit]In 1998, KJOJ moved its studio located inThe Woodlandsto the Clear Channel studios in Houston after being sold by the Swaggart ministry.
In May 2001, KJOJ began to simulcastKTJM98.5 and its former sister KJOJ-FM as Rhythmic Oldies "Houston's Jammin Hits", along withKQUE1230 AM.
Liberman acquisition
[edit]In July 2001, KJOJ and its FM sister were sold toLiberman Broadcasting,which resulted in both KJOJ and the FM counterpart simulcasting "La Raza" with 1230 & 98.5.
In April 2010, Liberman leased KJOJ's 10 kW signal to Rahan Sidiqqui for Hum Tum City's South Asian programming. After several months IDing as simply "880 KJOJ" with Siddiqui's programming, it returned to simulcasting Houston's 1230 KQUE as Regional Mexican "Radio Ranchito" then as "La Ranchera".
KJOJ becomes KJOZ; Radio Aleluya debuts
[edit]It was sold to Daij Media, LLC in 2012. During the license reassignment process, Daij Media filed to change the call sign to KJOZ upon consummation of the sale, in order to disassociate the station from the FM counterpart located inFreeport, Texas.Daij Media then switched KJOZ to Radio Aleluya Spanish Christian preaching and music programming from theAleluya Broadcasting Network.
880 returns to English language; "Where Diversity Finds Its Voice"
[edit]On April 13, 2015, KJOZ dropped Spanish Christian programming and relaunched as an urban talk station with the slogan "Where diversity finds its voice."
By November, KJOZ dropped most of its talk programming to become a de facto replacement for the originalKCOH,featuring many of the former KCOH personalities including Michael Harris and Don Samuel.
Radio Aleluya returns
[edit]On April 8, 2016, Urban Talk & Oldies was dropped from 880 KJOZ, returning to the previous Spanish Christian programming of owner Radio Aleluya.
La Calle moves; KJOZ gains an FM translator
[edit]In September 2017, the primary for translator 92.5 K223CW was moved fromKCOHto KJOZ, moving the Tropical "La Calle" format from KCOH to KJOZ as well.
Rumba 92.5/880
[edit]On December 6, 2019, KJOZ rebranded as "Rumba 92.5/880".[2]
Effective November 3, 2021, Daij Media swapped KJOZ to Hector Guevara Ministry Corp. in exchange for the licenses to translators K243BO and K254DU.
Translators
[edit]Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP(W) | Class | FCC info |
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K258DI | 99.5 FM | Humble, Texas | 147295 | 80 | D | LMS |
K273AL | 102.5 FM | Houston, Texas | 147307 | 99 | D | LMS |
K283CH | 104.5 FM | Houston, Texas | 146522 | 99 | D | LMS |
References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for KJOZ".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^La Calle Houston Rebrands as Rumba 92.5/880Radioinsight - December 6, 2019
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 20625 (KJOZ)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- KJOZinNielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 147295 (K258DI)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- K258DIat FCCdata.org
- Facility details for Facility ID 147307 (K273AL)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- K273ALat FCCdata.org