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'''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. |
'''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. |
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The station is the North Coast's oldest continuously operating radio station. |
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. |
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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. |
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. |
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[[File:KGOE NewsTalkSports1480 logo.png|thumb|Former logo]] |
[[File:KGOE NewsTalkSports1480 logo.png|thumb|Former logo]] |
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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> |
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> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 15:03, 5 February 2023
| Frequency | 1480 kHz |
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| Branding | The Jukebox |
| Programming | |
| Format | Oldies |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Bicoastal 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 ID | 35529 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°44′28″N 124°12′05″W / 40.74111°N 124.20139°W |
| Translator(s) | 92.7 K224ER (Eureka) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | jukeboxeureka.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.
On February 1, 2023, KGOE changed their format from progressive talk to oldies, branded as "The Jukebox" under new KEJB call letters.[1]
References
- ^ Jukebox Opens in Eureka Radioinsight - February 2, 2023
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID KEJB ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Template:FMQ
- K224ER at FCCdata.org
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