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| Broadcast area | Grand Forks, North Dakota |
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| Frequency | 107.5MHz |
| Branding | KJ108 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Active rock |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KKXL,KKXL-FM,KQHT,KSNR | |
| History | |
First air date | 1985 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 35012 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000watts |
| HAAT | 139 meters (456 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (viaiHeartRadio) |
| Website | kjkj.iheart.com |
KJKJ (107.5FM, "KJ108") is an American commercialactive rockradio station servingGrand Forks, North Dakota, United States. It first began broadcasting in 1985. The station is currently owned byiHeartMedia, Inc. and the station'sbroadcast license is held by iHM Licenses, LLC. KJKJ primarily competes withLeighton Broadcasting'sclassic rock1590 KGFK/95.7 K239BG/97.5 K248DH "Rock 95".
Weekday personalities on KJKJ include the "BigDogz" morning show, Scott Gilbert on mid-days, Jon Roberts on afternoons.
The station's coarse comedysatirical news and varietymorning show pranksters, The BigDogz (sometimes spelled Dawgz), is one of the first of their type, commonly compared to the syndicated morning showBob and Tom,Tom Barnard's show onKQRS-FM, andHoward Stern.[citation needed] The BigDogz is hosted by Bill Tanner, Scott Gilbert and on salute to women Wednesday's includes Carrisa (spelling may differ). BigDogz has been on the air since 1995. The BigDogz are known mainly for satire of local and national events; mixed with a variety of characters. The BigDogz talk weekly to comedianBob Zany and host him annually for a series of comedy shows typically held at Muddy Rivers Ballrooms.
Former hosts also include Pat Mars.
KJKJ first signed on in 1985 as "Rock 108" with analbum-oriented rock (AOR), a predecessor to today'sclassic rock format, similar to that of the well-knownKQRS-FM inMinneapolis, Minnesota. During the early 1990s, Rock 108 tweaked toclassic rock, the descendant of the AOR format. In 1995, The BigDogz debuted as theirsatirical news morning show, sometimes being compared to morning shows such as the syndicatedBob and Tom,Tom Barnard ofKQRS-FM inMinneapolis-St. Paul, andHoward Stern, and has been the top-rated morning show for many years.[citation needed]Clear Channel Communications bought out several radio stations including KJ108 in 2000, and KJ108's format evolved into a broad basedrock formatted station; playing a mix ofclassic rock andmainstream rock from the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, to the latest fromFive Finger Death Punch,Pop Evil,Seether, and other mainstreamactive rock artists. The music consists of a mix of today's heavy metal, alternative and hardactive rock. The station is known to play newactive rock as soon as it reaches radio. KJ108 also plays album tracks not heard on radio reminiscent ofalbum oriented rock as it one of the largest libraries ofclassic,recurrent mainstream, andactive rock in the Great Plains. The station with the Big Dogs morning show creates a mass appeal rock station and can be heard through most of eastern North Dakota and Northwest Minnesota.
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