KUJ (AM)
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| Broadcast area | Athena, Oregon Dayton, Washington Pendleton, Oregon |
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| Frequency | 1420 kHz |
| Branding | KUJ 1420 AM |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Alexandra Communications |
| KQFO, KZIU-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | December 3, 1926 (first license granted) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 35718 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 900 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 46°4′2″N 118°24′5″W / 46.06722°N 118.40139°W |
| Translator(s) | 98.7 K254DK (Walla Walla) |
KUJ (1420 AM) is a radio station licensed to Walla Walla, Washington, United States. The station is currently owned by Alexandra Communications.[1] It features a news/talk format.[2] The station has obtained a construction permit from the FCC for a power increase to 10,000 watts during the day.
History
In the 1970s, KUJ had a Top-40 music format with such personalities as Jockey John, Wee Willie Winkle, Kent Phillips (now one half of the Kent & Alan team at KPLZ-FM in Seattle), Bobby Dancer, Mason Dixon (a.k.a. Larry Brown), Ivanhoe, Chuck Taylor and C. Hamilton Banks. Conservative radio host Glenn Beck and Bob Larson, now a reporter at KIRO-FM in Seattle, did stints at KUJ. Las Vegas TV personality Dana Wagner also had a stint at KUJ.
References
- ^ "KUJ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "KUJ Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
External links
- Alexandra Communications Stations
- Facility details for Facility ID KUJ ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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- K254DK at FCCdata.org
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- K272EZ at FCCdata.org
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