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| Broadcast area | Kansas City Metropolitan Area |
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| Frequency | 105.1MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Power 105.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Urban contemporary |
| Subchannels | HD2:Adult standards "Music of your Life" |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KCFX,KCHZ,KCMO (AM),KCMO-FM,KMJK | |
| History | |
First air date | June 18, 2001 (2001-06-18) (as KFME-FM) |
Former call signs | KFME-FM (2001-2004) |
Call sign meaning | "Kansas City's Jack FM" (former format) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 87565 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 72,000watts |
| HAAT | 346 meters (1,135 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | power1051kc.com |
KCJK (105.1FM, "Power 105.1") isradio stationlicensed toGarden City, Missouri. Owned byCumulus Media, it broadcasts anurban contemporary music format serving theKansas City area. The station's studios are located inOverland Park, Kansas, while its transmitter is located inIndependence, Missouri.
105.1 was originally the frequency forKKJO-FM inSt. Joseph, which is now at the frequency of 105.5. KFME ("e105"), with its1980s hits/hot AC-hybrid format, debuted at 2 p.m. on June 18, 2001, with "You Get What You Give" by theNew Radicals being the first song played. The station was initially owned by Jesscom andSusquehanna Broadcasting as part of a joint ownership venture.[1][2] The station was re-licensed toGarden City, Missouri (south of Kansas City). The station had modest results and earned anNAB Crystal Award for Public Service.
After Susquehanna assumed full ownership, KFME flipped toadult hits, and rebranded as "105.1Jack FM", on October 7, 2004, at Noon. e105's final song was "Don't Speak" byNo Doubt, while Jack FM's first song was "Dancing Queen" byABBA.[3][4] KFME would later change call letters to KCJK. Jack FM initially debuted with considerable success. Like other Jack stations, KCJK was mostly jockless and stuck to a computerized playlist, highlighted by segments that include the “No-Request Nooner” and liners chastising drivers who slow down to see accidents in the opposite set of freeway lanes.
KCJK and Susquehanna's properties were acquired byCumulus Media in May 2006. Upon taking over the station, Cumulus added live disc jockeys, a rare move for an adult hits outlet. Most of the station's air talent were let go in 2013, and KCJK returned to being automated and jockless.
On June 15, 2016, at 7:30 a.m., after playing a block of "end"-themed songs (including "Enjoy the Silence" byDepeche Mode, "In the End" byLinkin Park, "Should I Stay or Should I Go" byThe Clash, "Come Sail Away" byStyx, and "Closing Time" bySemisonic, which then culminated with "The Final Countdown" byEurope), KCJK swapped formats withK273BZ/KCMO-FM-HD2, adopted theiralternative rock format, and rebranded as "X 105.1." The first song on "X" was "Uprising" byMuse. KCJK competed withEntercom'sKRBZ, who was ranked 6th with a 4.6 in the April 2016 Nielsen ratings report for the Kansas City market (KCJK was ranked 13th with a 3.6 share). The format swap marked the third time a station in the Kansas City market used the "X" moniker, the first beingKXXR from June 1990 to June 1991, andKCCX/KNRX from March 1997 to January 1999.[5] Much of the programming originated from other markets, includingThe Woody Show in morning drive from Los Angeles. The midday and evening shifts were voice-tracked by DJs atWKQX in Chicago.
On February 7, 2019, Afentra, formerly of KRBZ, joined KCJK for afternoons.[6] Eight months later, Afentra left the station.[7]
On October 10, 2019, at Midnight, after playing "Helena" byMy Chemical Romance, KCJK relaunched as105.1 The X, shifting toward a hybrid format with anactive rock-leaning presentation that continued to feature an emphasis onalternative rock content alongside otherhard rock hits (dubbed "rockternative", with examples spanning fromDisturbed,AC/DC andMötley Crüe, toPearl Jam,Tool andPanic! at the Disco). The first song after the relaunch was "Plush" byStone Temple Pilots.[8] The station continued to air the syndicated Woody Show in morning drive, while other dayparts were held by local DJs.
On September 28, 2023, KCJK announced that the “X” format would end later that day, with assistant program director/managing director/midday host Joel Weiss and afternoon host Jaye Powers hosting farewell shows. At 4 p.m. that day, after playing “Touch, Peel and Stand” byDays of the New (which would be abruptly cut off near the end; the last full song played was "Wherever I May Roam" byMetallica), KCJK adopted sister stationKMJK’surban contemporary format, and rebranded as "Power 105.1". The first song on "Power" was "SkeeYee" bySexyy Red. Both KCJK and KMJK simulcasted until midnight on October 6, when KMJK adoptedKCHZ’s Top 40/CHR format as “107.3 The Vibe.”[9][10][11]
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