KAJM
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KAJM is a commercial Urban Adult Contemporary
music radio station
in Camp Verde, Arizona
, broadcasting to Phoenix, Arizona
.
Callsigns since then included first KAFM then KRIM which was in use during part of the KBZR simulcast. The KRIM calls once dropped for KAJM were picked up later when KRIM-LP took them.
Previous formats include country, an AOR
/Modern Rock
/CHR
format called “The Blaze”, a simulcast of CHR/Rhythmic KBZR
-Coolidge (later KPTY
-Gilbert), a return of the “Blaze” format (under the new name “CD Rock”), Traditional Oldies as “K-Best”, and a 60’s-90’s Rhythmic Oldies format, under the name “Arizona Jamz”, featuring sweepers with “Beavis and Butthead” sound bytes.
Carey Edwards, an established Phoenix air talent who had most recently been programming Rhythmic Oldies
KGMG “Mega 106.3″ in Tucson
, was brought to the station. Soon after his arrival, allaccess.com reported that KAJM would be “relaunched” soon. On April 20, 2001, at 5:00 pm, as Edwards applied the formula from KGMG — KAJM became “Mega 104.3 & 99.3″. Since then, the station has shifted towards a gold-based Urban Adult Contemporary direction in part due to having a sister station in KNRJ
, whose playlist and direction features a Urban Contemporary direction with a heavy emphasis on Classic Hip-Hop. As of June 2011 KAGM has picked up competition from Gold-based Rhythmic AC
KYOT, a move that prompted KAJM to rechristen its slogan to "Arizona's Number One Old School Station" to counter KYOT's library of R&B/Pop/Dance classics.
In June 2007, KAJM moved its signal at 104.3 MHz from a location north of Payson
, to Wildflower Mountain near Crown King
, and changed its city of license
to Camp Verde. Despite a power reduction, this location gives the station a little better coverage in the Phoenix metropolitan area, mainly in the western suburbs. The 99.3 translator would become part of KNRJ. http://www.mega1043.com/newsignal/new_signal_press_release.html http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101192270&formid=1&fac_num=52818
Urban Adult Contemporary
Urban adult contemporary is the name for a format of radio music, similar to an urban contemporary format. Radio stations using this format usually would not have rap music on their playlists. The format was designed by Barry Mayo when he, Lee S. Simonson and Bill Pearson organized Broadcast...
music radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
in Camp Verde, Arizona
Camp Verde, Arizona
Camp Verde is a town in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 10,610....
, broadcasting to Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
.
History
The station began in the summer of 1983 as KKJJ 103.9, a Class A station licensed to Payson AZ, that would remain until 1987 when they got the approval and completed the move to 104.3. The original format was country.Callsigns since then included first KAFM then KRIM which was in use during part of the KBZR simulcast. The KRIM calls once dropped for KAJM were picked up later when KRIM-LP took them.
Previous formats include country, an AOR
Album-oriented rock
Album-oriented rock is an American FM radio format focusing on album tracks by rock artists.-Music played:Most radio formats are based on a select, tight rotation of hit singles...
/Modern Rock
Modern rock
Modern rock is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre...
/CHR
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
format called “The Blaze”, a simulcast of CHR/Rhythmic KBZR
KBZR
KBZR is a planned radio station with a FCC issued construction permit for Billings, Montana, USA. The station is currently owned by Family Stations....
-Coolidge (later KPTY
KPTY
KQBU-FM is a radio station broadcasting an Regional Mexican format. The studios are located at the Univision building at 5100 Southwest Freeway in Houston, Texas and transmitter is located in Devers, Texas. Licensed to Port Arthur, Texas, USA, it serves both the Beaumont-Port Arthur area...
-Gilbert), a return of the “Blaze” format (under the new name “CD Rock”), Traditional Oldies as “K-Best”, and a 60’s-90’s Rhythmic Oldies format, under the name “Arizona Jamz”, featuring sweepers with “Beavis and Butthead” sound bytes.
Carey Edwards, an established Phoenix air talent who had most recently been programming Rhythmic Oldies
Rhythmic oldies
Rhythmic Oldies is a radio format that concentrates on the rhythmic, disco or dance genres of music. Playlists may span from the 1970s through the early 1990s...
KGMG “Mega 106.3″ in Tucson
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
, was brought to the station. Soon after his arrival, allaccess.com reported that KAJM would be “relaunched” soon. On April 20, 2001, at 5:00 pm, as Edwards applied the formula from KGMG — KAJM became “Mega 104.3 & 99.3″. Since then, the station has shifted towards a gold-based Urban Adult Contemporary direction in part due to having a sister station in KNRJ
KNRJ
KNRJ 101.1 FM, K224CJ 92.7 FM, K257CD 99.3 FM, and K228XO 93.5 FM are a quadrocast station serving the Phoenix area. KNRJ is licensed to Payson, Arizona, which is 57 miles north of Phoenix, while K224CJ is a 10-watt translator from South Mountain's antenna farm to provide a better signal to the...
, whose playlist and direction features a Urban Contemporary direction with a heavy emphasis on Classic Hip-Hop. As of June 2011 KAGM has picked up competition from Gold-based Rhythmic AC
Rhythmic Adult Contemporary
Rhythmic adult contemporary is a format used on stations in the United States and Canada. It usually gears toward an older audience, ages 25 to 54. Stations using this format play disco from the 1970s and early 1980s, dance/pop music, adult-friendly hip hop/old school tracks, R&B, dance/freestyle...
KYOT, a move that prompted KAJM to rechristen its slogan to "Arizona's Number One Old School Station" to counter KYOT's library of R&B/Pop/Dance classics.
In June 2007, KAJM moved its signal at 104.3 MHz from a location north of Payson
Payson, Arizona
- History :Payson considers its founding year as 1882, at which time it was known as Green Valley or Union Park. On March 3, 1884, the town officially established a post office. Postmaster Frank C. Hise recommended that the town be named after a man named Levi Joseph Payson. Senator Payson was very...
, to Wildflower Mountain near Crown King
Crown King, Arizona
Crown King is an unincorporated community in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, located at an elevation of 5,771 feet . Crown King has a ZIP Code of 86343; in 2000, the population of the 86343 ZCTA was 133. The site of a former gold mining town, Crown King is 28 miles west of Interstate...
, and changed its city of license
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to Camp Verde. Despite a power reduction, this location gives the station a little better coverage in the Phoenix metropolitan area, mainly in the western suburbs. The 99.3 translator would become part of KNRJ. http://www.mega1043.com/newsignal/new_signal_press_release.html http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101192270&formid=1&fac_num=52818