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{{Infobox radio station
{{Infobox radio station
| name = KGOE
| name = KEJB
| logo =
| logo =
| city = [[Eureka, California]]
| city = [[Eureka, California]]
| area =
| area =
| branding = ''KGOE 1480''
| branding = ''The Jukebox''
| frequency = 1480 [[kHz]]
| frequency = 1480 [[kHz]]
| translator = {{Radio Relay|92.7|K224ER|Eureka}}
| translator = {{Radio Relay|92.7|K224ER|Eureka}}
| airdate = May 12, 1933 (as KIEM)
| airdate = May 12, 1933 (as KIEM at 1210)
| format = [[Progressive talk radio|Progressive talk]]
| format = [[Oldies]]
| power = 5,000 [[watt]]s day<br>1,000 watts night
| power = 5,000 [[watt]]s day<br>1,000 watts night
| class = B
| class = B
| facility_id = 35529
| facility_id = 35529
| coordinates = {{coord|40|44|28|N|124|12|05|W}}
| coordinates = {{coord|40|44|28|N|124|12|05|W}}
| callsign_meaning = '''KGO''' '''E'''ureka (station once simulcast [[KGO (AM)|KGO]] San Francisco)
| callsign_meaning = '''E'''ureka '''J'''uke'''B'''ox
| former_callsigns = KIEM (1933-1961)<br>KRED (1961-1994)<br>KTMA (1994-1996)
| former_callsigns = KIEM (1933-1961)<br>KRED (1961-1994)<br>KTMA (1994-1996)<br>KGOE (1996-2023)
| former_frequencies = 1210 kHz (1933-1935)<br>1450 kHz (1935-1941)
| former_frequencies = 1210 kHz (1933-1935)<br>1450 kHz (1935-1941)
| affiliations = [[Premiere Networks]]
| affiliations =
| owner = Bicoastal Media Licenses II, LLC
| owner = Bicoastal Media Licenses II, LLC
| licensee =
| licensee =
| sister_stations = [[KATA (AM)|KATA]], [[KFMI]], [[KKHB]], [[KRED (FM)|KRED]]
| sister_stations = [[KATA (AM)|KATA]], [[KFMI]], [[KKHB]], [[KRED (FM)|KRED]]
| webcast = {{listen live|https://us7.maindigitalstream.com/4210/}}
| webcast = {{listen live|https://us7.maindigitalstream.com/4210/}}
| website = [https://kgoe.com/ kgoe.com]
| website = [https://jukeboxeureka.com jukeboxeureka.com]
}}
}}


'''KGOE''' (1480 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[progressive talk radio|progressive talk]] [[radio format|format]]. Licensed to [[Eureka, California]], United States, it serves the Eureka area. The station is currently owned by Bicoastal Media Licenses II, LLC.
'''KEJB''' (1480 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[radio station]] broadcasting an [[oldies]] [[radio format|format]]. Licensed to [[Eureka, California]], United States, it serves the Eureka area. The station is currently owned by Bicoastal Media Licenses II, LLC.


The station is the North Coast's oldest continuously operating radio station. It signed on in 1933 as '''KIEM'''. It gradually spawned the area's first television station, [[KIEM-TV]]. The radio side changed its calls to KRED in 1961, but remained a sister station to KIEM-TV until the two stations were sold to separate owners in the 1970s.
The station is the North Coast's oldest continuously operating radio station. It signed on in 1933 as '''KIEM'''. It gradually spawned the area's first television station, [[KIEM-TV]]. The radio side changed its calls to KRED in 1961, but remained a sister station to KIEM-TV until the two stations were sold to separate owners in the 1970s.


The station's call letters come from a previous format, a full-time simulcast of [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]] talk radio station [[KGO (AM)|KGO]] AM 810.
The station's previous KGOE call letters come from a previous format, a full-time simulcast of [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]] talk radio station [[KGO (AM)|KGO]] AM 810.
[[File:KGOE NewsTalkSports1480 logo.png|thumb|Former logo]]
[[File:KGOE NewsTalkSports1480 logo.png|thumb|Former logo]]

On February 1, 2023 KGOE changed their format from progressive talk to oldies, branded as "The Jukebox" under new KEJB call letters.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/248250/jukebox-opens-in-eureka/ Jukebox Opens in Eureka] Radioinsight - February 2, 2023</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{AM station data|KGOE}}
{{AM station data|KEJB}}
*{{FMQ|K224ER}}
*{{FXL|K224ER}}


{{Eureka Radio}}
{{Eureka Radio}}
{{Oldies Radio Stations in California}}


[[Category:Radio stations in California|GOE]]
[[Category:Radio stations in California|EJB]]
[[Category:Talk radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Oldies radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Mass media in Humboldt County, California]]
[[Category:Mass media in Humboldt County, California]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1933]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1933]]
[[Category:Progressive talk radio]]



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Revision as of 15:45, 2 February 2023

KEJB
Frequency1480 kHz
BrandingThe Jukebox
Programming
FormatOldies
Ownership
OwnerBicoastal Media Licenses II, LLC
KATA, KFMI, KKHB, KRED
History
First air date
May 12, 1933 (as KIEM at 1210)
Former call signs
KIEM (1933-1961)
KRED (1961-1994)
KTMA (1994-1996)
KGOE (1996-2023)
Former frequencies
1210 kHz (1933-1935)
1450 kHz (1935-1941)
Call sign meaning
Eureka JukeBox
Technical information
Facility ID35529
ClassB
Power5,000 watts day
1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
40°44′28″N 124°12′05″W / 40.74111°N 124.20139°W / 40.74111; -124.20139
Translator(s)92.7 K224ER (Eureka)
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitejukeboxeureka.com

KEJB (1480 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an oldies format. Licensed to Eureka, California, United States, it serves the Eureka area. The station is currently owned by Bicoastal Media Licenses II, LLC.

The station is the North Coast's oldest continuously operating radio station. It signed on in 1933 as KIEM. It gradually spawned the area's first television station, KIEM-TV. The radio side changed its calls to KRED in 1961, but remained a sister station to KIEM-TV until the two stations were sold to separate owners in the 1970s.

The station's previous KGOE call letters come from a previous format, a full-time simulcast of San Francisco talk radio station KGO AM 810.

Former logo

On February 1, 2023 KGOE changed their format from progressive talk to oldies, branded as "The Jukebox" under new KEJB call letters.[1]

References

  1. ^ Jukebox Opens in Eureka Radioinsight - February 2, 2023