KSJB is an AM

AM broadcasting

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 radio station

Radio station

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 based in Jamestown, North Dakota

Jamestown, North Dakota

As of the census of 2000, there were 15,527 people, 6,505 households, and 3,798 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,246.7 per square mile . There were 6,970 housing units at an average density of 559.6 per square mile...

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Broadcasting at 600 kHz with 5000 watts of power and a directional pattern that drives the signal from northwest to southeast, the station boasts that it can be heard clearly in six states and two Canadian provinces. KSJB can be heard with a clear signal in cities such as Valley City

Valley City, North Dakota

As of the census of 2000, there were 6,826 people, 2,996 households, and 1,668 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,062.5 per square mile . There were 3,250 housing units at an average density of 982.0 per square mile...

, Bismarck

Bismarck, North Dakota

Bismarck is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. It is the second most populous city in North Dakota after Fargo. The city's population was 61,272 at the 2010 census, while its metropolitan population was 108,779...

, Fargo

Fargo, North Dakota

Fargo is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Cass County. In 2010, its population was 105,549, and it had an estimated metropolitan population of 208,777...

, Grand Forks

Grand Forks, North Dakota

Grand Forks is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Grand Forks County. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 52,838, while that of the city and surrounding metropolitan area was 98,461...

, Minot

Minot, North Dakota

Minot is a city located in north central North Dakota in the United States. It is most widely known for the Air Force base located approximately 15 miles north of the city. With a population of 40,888 at the 2010 census, Minot is the fourth largest city in the state...

, Pierre, South Dakota

Pierre, South Dakota

Pierre is the capital of the U.S. state of South Dakota and the county seat of Hughes County. The population was 13,646 at the 2010 census, making it the second least populous state capital after Montpelier, Vermont...

, and Bemidji, Minnesota

Bemidji, Minnesota

Bemidji is a city in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was at 13,431 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Beltrami County. Bemidji is the most major city in North Central Minnesota and the largest commercial center between Grand Forks, North Dakota and Duluth,...

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Both KSJB and KSJZ

KSJZ

KSJZ is a radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary music format. The station is serves Jamestown, North Dakota, and is owned by Chesterman Communications.Both KSJB and KSJZ broadcast from studios at the Buffalo Mall...

 broadcast from studios at the Buffalo Mall. They share a transmitter site south of Jamestown, on Highway 281.

Programming

Beginning in 1953, KSJB-AM programmed a "Top 40" format, in an attempt to compete directly with Bismarck's KFYR 550-AM clear channel broadcast, which also featured a popular music format. In the 1960s the station became heavily involved with various promotions, including publishing and distributing a weekly Top 40 handout and sponsoring numerous concerts. In 1973, the decision was made to change the format to country-western

Classic country

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, and the change was made over the Easter weekend, without fanfare, or prior notice to the listeners or the announcing staff. Given the station's extensive reach, it continues to focus on music and programming for truck drivers and farmers, with a schedule very heavy with farm market reports and agribusiness

Agribusiness

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 information.

History

KSJB went on the air in 1928. KSJZ

KSJZ

KSJZ is a radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary music format. The station is serves Jamestown, North Dakota, and is owned by Chesterman Communications.Both KSJB and KSJZ broadcast from studios at the Buffalo Mall...

-FM "Kiss 93.3" (originally KSJB-FM), an adult contemporary radio station, went on the air in 1969.

Alumni

Among the many broadcasters who have worked at KSJB are:

• "Wee" Windy" Winslow
• Ole Olson
• Bobby Gaye
• Shawn Elliot
• Mick Wagner, nationally-known Jazz DJ

External links

• KSJB website