KJON
Broadcast area | Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex |
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Frequency | 850 kHz |
Programming | |
Format | Spanish Catholic |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KATH | |
History | |
First air date | 1997 |
Former call signs | KRPT |
Technical information | |
Class | B |
Power | 5,000 Watts (Daytime) |
Links | |
Website | Guadalupe Radio Network |
KJON (850 AM) is a radio station broadcasting in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex operating during the daytime hours only. This station is owned and operated by Chatham Hill Foundation, which runs the religious Guadalupe Radio Network.
Because it shares the same frequency as "clear channel" station KOA in Denver, Colorado, KJON operates only during the Daytime hours.
History
The station was KRPT until 1997 in Anadarko, Oklahoma, when they became KJON. The station moved to the Dallas area on June 10, 2003. Station was rumored to be Brokered Asian format, but signed on with Tropical/News/Talk format on May 3, 2004.
In November, 2006 the station license was transferred[permanent dead link] from BMP Fort Worth to Chatham Hill Foundation. details
External links
- DFW Radio/TV History
- Facility details for Facility ID KJON ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
33°16′42″N 96°49′16″W / 33.27833°N 96.82111°W
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- Catholic radio stations
- Spanish-language radio stations in Texas
- Radio stations in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
- Radio stations established in 1997
- Daytime-only radio stations in Texas
- Texas radio station stubs
- Christian radio station stubs
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