KODJ
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| Broadcast area | Salt Lake City metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 94.1MHz(HD Radio) |
| Branding | 94.1 KODJ |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KAAZ-FM,KJMY,KNRS,KNRS-FM,KZHT | |
| History | |
First air date | December 1, 1968 |
Former call signs | KALL-FM (1968–1984, 1991-1993) KLCY-FM(1984–1991) |
Call signmeaning | Inherited from the former callsign ofKCBS-FMin Los Angeles. |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 48916 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 21,500watts |
| HAAT | 1,219 meters (3,999 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°39′35″N112°12′5″W/ 40.65972°N 112.20139°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 941kodj.iheart |
KODJ(94.1FM) is acommercialradio stationinSalt Lake City, Utah.The station airs aclassic hitsradio formatand is owned byiHeartMedia, Inc.The station'sstudiosand offices are located inWest Valley City.
KODJ has aneffective radiated powerof 21,500watts.Thetransmittersite is located inErda, Utah,onFarnsworth Peakin theOquirrh Mountains.[1]KODJ is also heard on about a dozenFM translatorstations in small communities around Utah andWyoming.
History
[edit]KALL-FM (1968–1984)
[edit]On December 1, 1968, the stationsigned onasKALL-FM.[2]It was the FM counterpart toKALL (910 AM)(not related the current incarnation on700 AM). KALL-AM-FM were owned by the Salt Lake City Broadcasting Company, which was also the partial owner ofKUTV.At first, KALL-FMsimulcastthe AM station, carrying itsfull service,middle of the roadformat of popular music andABC Radio News.
In the 1970s, the simulcast ended and the FM station switched to anautomatedTop 40format, while still keeping the KALL-FMcall sign.
Adult contemporary (1984–1991)
[edit]In May 1984, KALL-FM switched its call letters toKLCY-FM,and changed format tosoft adult contemporarymusic as "Classy 94.1".[3]Over the next few years, the format moved a bit more uptempo to mainstreamadult contemporary.
Oldies/classic hits (1991–present)
[edit]On September 30, 1991, the station's format was changed from AC tooldies.[4]The call letters were changed back toKALL-FMon July 10. Management wanted to recapture some of the listeners who had grown up on KALL-FM when it was a contemporary hits station.
On December 3, 1993, the call sign switched to the currentKODJ.[5]The original KODJ call letters were originally found ona radio stationinLos Angeles.[6]
The station used the branding name "Oldies 94.1" through the 1990s. In 1999, the station was acquired byClear Channel Communications,based inSan Antonio.[7](The corporate name changed to the currentiHeartMediain 2014.) Clear Channel rebranded the station as "94.1 KODJ" in 2001.
Through this time, the station had a longtime staff line-up. Dickie Shannon became the morningdrive timehost in 1994 and was joined by co-host Angel Deville in 1995.[8]The pair married in 1997.[9]Their show was re-branded "Married with Microphones." Clear Channel dropped the pair in 2007.[10]They were replaced with "Steve Harmon and the Breakfast Club."[11]
Other past staff members include Rob Boshard, a formerKISNDJwho was told early in his career that he did not have a voice for radio.[12]Boshard's "Rockin' Rob in the Afternoon" show ended in 2009. Ed Wright hosted the night shift as "The Music Professor." He left the station in 2004 following a bout of cancer.[13]
In the early 2000s, the station returned to the name "Oldies 94.1." On January 15, 2015, KODJ rebranded back to "94.1 KODJ, Salt Lake's Greatest Hits." The station also launched a new logo, and once again, removed the "oldies" wording from the station's branding.
Former logos
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References
[edit]- ^Radio-Locator /KODJ
- ^Broadcasting Yearbook 1969 page B-175
- ^Broadcasting Yearbook 1985 page B-276
- ^"KLCY Becomes KALL-FM",Deseret News,September 27, 1991. Accessed August 20, 2015
- ^"KODJ Call Sign History".United StatesFederal Communications Commission,audio division.
- ^M.G. Kelly Career Archives
- ^Informationfrom theBroadcasting & CableYearbook 2005 page D-526
- ^"KODJ SMOOTHER THAN EVER WITH NEW STAFF".DeseretNews.1995-08-18.Retrieved2017-08-08.
- ^"The Davis Clipper - Making marriage work at work".Retrieved2017-08-08.
- ^Arave, Lynn (2007-05-11)."Radio dial: KODJ drops Dickie and Angel".DeseretNews.Retrieved2017-08-08.
- ^Arave, Lynn (2007-09-07)."Radio dial: KODJ launches 'Breakfast Club'".DeseretNews.Retrieved2017-08-08.
- ^"'Rockin' Rob' ignored the critics ".DeseretNews.2003-06-27.Retrieved2017-08-08.
- ^Arave, Lynn (2004-08-13)."Radio dial: Evenings on FM radio are alive and thriving in Salt Lake".DeseretNews.Retrieved2017-08-08.
External links
[edit]- KODJ Website
- Facility details for Facility ID 48916 (KODJ)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- KODJinNielsen Audio's FM station database