KJMY
KJMY (99.5 FM) is a hot adult contemporary radio station broadcasting to the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The station, whose frequency is 99.5 MHz, is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc..[1] The station's studios are located in West Valley City and its transmitter site is located in Bingham Canyon, Utah.
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| City | Bountiful, Utah |
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| Broadcast area | Salt Lake City-Ogden-Provo, Utah |
| Frequency | 99.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | My 99.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Hot adult contemporary |
| Subchannels | HD2: Business 99.1 (Business news) |
| Affiliations | Bloomberg Radio (HD2) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC) |
| KNRS, KNRS-FM, KODJ, KAAZ-FM, KZHT | |
| History | |
First air date | 1988 (as KBZE) |
Former call signs | KBZE (1988-1989) KLVV (1988-1991) KUTQ (1991-1996) KURR (1996-2004) |
Call sign meaning | K J MY 99.5 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 6543 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 40,000 watts |
| HAAT | 900 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°36′29″N 112°9′33″W |
| Translator(s) | HD2: 99.1 K256AE (Salt Lake City) |
| Repeater(s) | 99.5 KJMY-FM2 (Park City) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) |
| Website | my995fm.iheart.com business991.iheart.com (HD2) |
KJMY-HD2
Since March 2010, KJMY's HD2 radio signal has fed an analog FM translator station, K256AE (99.1), licensed to Salt Lake City. The station was initially branded as "Classic Country 99.1", and operates using a loophole in FCC translator regulations to broadcast an additional analog signal to the market. On September 15, 2011, KJMY-HD2 changed their format to classic rock, branded as "Rock 99.1".[2] On January 11, 2013, KJMY-HD2 changed their format to alternative rock, branded as "The Alternative Project".[3] On May 21, 2014, KJMY-HD2 changed its format to country, branded as "Country 99.1".[4][5] On May 6, 2015, KJMY-HD2 was changed to broadcasting a simulcast of sister station KZHT.
On February 7, 2019, KJMY-HD2 changed their format to soft adult contemporary, branded as "Easy 99.1".[6]
On January 27, 2021, KJMY-HD2 changed their format to business news, branded as "Business 99.1".[7]
History
The station was assigned the call letters KBZE on February 22, 1988. On February 14, 1989, the station changed its call sign to KLVV. As KLVV, the station carried an adult contemporary format. On October 8, 1990, KLVV flipped to Top 40/CHR as "Q-99."[8] On June 17, 1991, the station became KUTQ. As KUTQ, the station achieved its highest ratings with the afternoon show Mick and Allen which is now on KBER. On September 6, 1996, the station became KURR, and changed its format to classic rock.[9] After struggling for many years, on November 4, 2004, the current callsign KJMY was adopted, and the station's format became hot adult contemporary as it is today.[10][11] KJMY became the only hot AC again in Salt Lake City following the reverting of KBEE to adult contemporary in February 2012 (KBEE would later shift back to Adult Top 40 in 2013).
Former logo
References
- "KJMY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- 99.1 Salt Lake City Rocks
- 99.1 Provo Shifts to Alternative
- Clear Channel Debuts Utah's New Country
- 99.1 FM flips formats from alternative to country
- Easy 99.1 Debuts in Salt Lake City Radioinsight - February 7, 2019
- Business News Made Easy In Salt Lake City Radioinsight - January 27, 2021
- https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1990/RR-1990-10-12.pdf
- https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1996/R&R-1996-09-13.pdf
- "KJMY Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- "Broadcast History - Salt Lake City". Barry Mishkind. Retrieved 2009-11-01.