KAAI

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KAAI

Palisade, Colorado
Broadcast area	Grand Junction, Colorado
Frequency	98.5MHz
Branding	Air 1
Programming
Format	Christian Worship
Affiliations	Air1
Ownership
Owner	Educational Media Foundation
History
First air date	2007
Former call signs	KAAI (7/2006-10/2009) KVTT (10/2009) KJSA (10/2009-4/2010)
Call signmeaning	AIr 1
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	164273
Class	C3
ERP	260watts
HAAT	911 meters
Transmitter coordinates	39°3′14″N108°15′13″W
Links
Public license information	Public file [http:// fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?list=0&facid=164273 164273LMS]
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	air1

KAAI(98.5FM,"Air 1" ) is an Americanradio stationlicensed to serve the community ofPalisade, Colorado.The stationbroadcastsaChristian Worshipformat to theGrand Junction, Colorado,area. KAAI is owned and operated by theEducational Media Foundation.

History

This station launched in 2007 asKAAI,a stand-alone translator of theAir 1Christian musicradio network.In March 2008, the station was bought by Covenant Educational Media, Inc. and itsContemporary Christian/Religiousformat was launched.

KVTT/KJSA logo (2009)

In October 2009, the station changed its call sign toKVTTon the 1st then toKJSAon the 14th.The changes were made after its sister station inDallas, Texas,which formerly held the KVTT calls, vacated its FM frequency following a sale to a public broadcaster, which now operates that station asKKXT.TheKVTTcall sign now resides on adaytime-onlyAM station inMineral Wells, Texas,formerly licensed as KJSA, which was operated by Covenant Educational Media from October 2009 until July 2010, when Covenant ceased operations;that station is now broadcasting afull serviceAsianformat programmed by that station's current owners, Texoma Broadcasting.

The stationfell silenton October 13, 2009,making it one of the shortest-running Christian music/talk formatted stations in the nation.On October 29, the station applied to the FCC for special temporary authority to remain silent for financial reasons while a suitable buyer for the station and its assets was found.Its sister station KVTT suffered the same fate on July 12, 2010, with control of that station returned to its owners, who brokered its broadcast day to Covenant. The Commission granted the station this authority on February 16, 2010, with a scheduled expiration date of August 15, 2010.

Covenant reached an agreement to sell KJSA back to the Educational Media Foundation for a cash price of $200,000 on February 4, 2010.The FCC approved the sale on March 26, 2010, and the transaction was consummated on April 8, 2010.On April 14, 2010, KJSA changed their call letters back toKAAIand returned to the air as a member of theAir 1radio network.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 164273 (KAAI)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
• KAAIinNielsen Audio's FM station database