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| Broadcast area | Fergus Falls, Minnesota |
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| Frequency | 1020kHz |
| Branding | Channel 977 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Top 40/CHR |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KBRF,KJJK-FM,KPRW,KZCR | |
| History | |
First air date | 1987 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 76 |
| Class | B |
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Transmitter coordinates | 46°14′43″N95°58′46″W / 46.24528°N 95.97944°W /46.24528; -95.97944 |
| Translator(s) | 97.7 K249EZ (Fergus Falls) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | Channel 977 Online |
KJJK (1020kHz) is anAMradio station licensed toFergus Falls, Minnesota. The station serves the Fergus Falls-Detroit Lakes area. The station is currently owned byLeighton Broadcasting, through licensee Leighton Radio Holdings, Inc.[2]
The studios and offices are west of downtown Fergus Falls, at 728 Western Avenue North, near I94. It shares a transmitter site withKJJK-FM, southeast of Fergus Falls, near Wall Lake.
TheFederal Communications Commission issued aconstruction permit for the station on September 8, 1986.[3] The station was assigned the KJJKcall sign on September 23, 1986,[4] and received itslicense to cover on February 12, 1987.[5] The station formerly broadcast anoldies format as "Groovy 1020" and a sports talk format as "1020 The Game".[6]
On December 28, 2016, after running Christmas music through most of the month and stunting for 48 hours with non-stop music by Minneapolis nativePrince, KJJK flipped to Top 40/CHR as "Channel 97.7", utilizing newly signed-on translator K249EZ to expand its signal to FM. An afternoon host using the name "McLovin" will debut in early January.[7]