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| Broadcast area | Oklahoma City Metroplex |
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| Frequency | 102.7MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | KJ103 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KGHM,KOKQ,KTOK,KTST,KXXY-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | April 9,1961[1] |
Former call signs | KJEM (1961–1972) KAFG (1972–1977) KZUE (1977–1981) |
Call sign meaning | The word "joy" transposed, from the station's time as an easy listening station |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 11918 |
| Class | C0 |
| ERP | 100,000watts |
| HAAT | 372 meters (1,220 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kj103fm.iheart.com |
KJYO (102.7FM), known as "KJ103", is atop 40 (CHR)radio station serving theOklahoma City area owned byiHeartMedia. Its transmitter is in NortheastOklahoma City, and studios were located in the50 Penn Place building on the Northwest side, in early 2022iHeartMedia Oklahoma City movedKJYO along with sister stationsKGHM,KTOK,KTST,KXXY-FM,KREF-FM, to new state of the art studios located at 6525 N Meridian Ave further up the road on the Northwest side just a few miles west from their former studio home in the50 Penn Place building.
The station began broadcasting April 8, 1961, asKJEM-FM, sister toKJEM (800 AM), and adopted anadult standards format. Studios were located where the Oklahoma City Federal Building (Murrah Building) once stood. It changed calls in 1972 toKAFG and ran an automatedoldies format. KAFG's transmitter site was at 23rd and N. Classen on top of the Citizen's National Bank tower.
In May 1977 it re-launched as a rock station known as "The Zoo" and adopted the callsignKZUE. During this time it was owned by INSILCO Broadcasting which later changed its name to Clear Channel Radio, and eventuallyiHeartMedia. After losing its audience to the then newKOFM (nowMagic 104.1), it became anAC station known as "Z-103" in 1979. The station adopted the handle "K-Joy" (The Joy of Oklahoma) and aneasy listening format in 1981 and changed its callsign toKJYO. It has been aTop 40 (CHR) since January 1983, but leaned towards theRhythmic Top 40 format in 1989–1991 when it was known as "Kontinuous Jams." Mike McCoy served as Program Director from 1989 until 2017. JJ Ryan joined KJ103 in 2017 as Program Director and is the Vice President of Programming for iHeartMedia Oklahoma City.
KJYO, along with the other iHeartMedia Oklahoma City stations, simulcast audio of KFOR-TV if a Tornado Warning is issued within the Oklahoma City metro area.
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