KSMJ
Encyclopedia
KSMJ is a commercial radio station
located in Shafter, California
, broadcasting to the Bakersfield, California
, area. The station is owned by Buckley Broadcasting
and licensed to Buckley Broadcasting of California, LLC. KSMJ airs a News
/Talk
format simulcasting sister station KNZR
.
The station was assigned the KSMJ call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
on February 6, 2001.
Radio station
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located in Shafter, California
Shafter, California
Shafter is a city in Kern County, California, United States. It is located west-northwest of Bakersfield. The population was 16,988 at the 2010 census, up from 12,736 at the 2000 census. Wired telephone numbers in Shafter follow the format 746-xxxx and the ZIP Code is 93263.The city is located...
, broadcasting to the Bakersfield, California
Bakersfield, California
Bakersfield is a city near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California. It is roughly equidistant between Fresno and Los Angeles, to the north and south respectively....
, area. The station is owned by Buckley Broadcasting
Buckley Broadcasting
Buckley Radio owns and operates twenty radio stations in seven markets. In addition, the WOR Radio Network is operated as an independent syndicated programming provider with affiliates in over 400 markets.-New York:*WOR - New York, NY...
and licensed to Buckley Broadcasting of California, LLC. KSMJ airs a News
All-news radio
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/Talk
Talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
format simulcasting sister station KNZR
KNZR
KNZR is a news/talk radio station based in Bakersfield, California, USA. The station broadcasts at 25 thousand watts of power and can be heard in most of California and other Western states every night. KNZR is designated by the FCC as a "clear channel" radio station. It is owned by Buckley...
.
The station was assigned the KSMJ call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
on February 6, 2001.
Prior Programming
- The station was home to Chris Squires who is on in the morning. He previously was Program Director for KKXX-FM, KRABKRABKRAB is a commercial Modern Rock music radio station in Greenacres, California, broadcasting to the Bakersfield, California, area...
, KKDJ, and KSMJ when they were owned by Mondosphere Broadcasting, was known as on-air name "Spydee." He was also program director for Mix 97-7. - Kristin Jacobs was on the mid-day shift, and had previously been on the radio in Bakersfield doing the same shift on Clear Channel owned KKDJ (when it was "KLITE 105.3").
- Erik Daniels was on in the afternoons, and has been a Buckley Radio employee for many years, also serving on KLLYKLLYKLLY is a commercial radio station licensed to the community of Oildale, California, and serving the Bakersfield, California, area. The station is owned by Buckley Broadcasting. It airs a Hot Adult Contemporary music format....
, and doing production director duties for the company. - The Beacon Radio program with Austin Harris aired Sunday mornings
- Weekends Fill/In include Brandon.
- Brent Michaels hosted the morning show until August 22, 2008.
- syndicated morning program The Bob and Sheri ShowThe Bob and Sheri ShowThe Bob and Sheri Show is a syndicated U.S. radio program hosted by Bob Lacey and Sheri Lynch at radio station WLNK in Charlotte, North Carolina...
which debuted September 2008. - The station carried the syndicated John TeshJohn TeshJohn Frank Tesh is an American pianist and composer of pop music, as well as a radio host and television presenter. His 10-year-old 'Intelligence for Your Life Radio Show' reaches 14.2 Million listeners/week, and is syndicated by Teshmedia on 400 stations in US, Canada, and the UK...
radio program in the evenings and Sunday mornings until January 2011.