WKJM and WKJS are Urban Adult Contemporary

Urban Adult Contemporary

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Broadcasting

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WKJM is licensed to Petersburg, Virginia

Petersburg, Virginia

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, serving the Petersburg

Petersburg, Virginia

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Colonial Heights, Virginia

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WKJS is licensed to Richmond, Virginia

Richmond, Virginia

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, serving the Metro Richmond area.

Both WKJM and WKJS are owned and operated by Radio One.

History

At midnight on Thursday, November 18, 2004, a major station shake-up occurred when Radio One shifted Urban Adult Contemporary "104.7 Kiss FM" from 104.7 to "Magic 105.7" WJMO which disappeared from the Richmond airwaves, and Urban Gospel "Praise 99.3" moved to it strongest signal 104.7. The new "Kiss FM" began simulcasting on 99.3. Took their new call letters WKJM on November 22, 2004, then the calls went back to WJMO briefly until it finally changed to WKJS on December 14, 2004. On November 25, 2004, (approximately 1 year to date since it took it last calls) 99.3 changed call letters from WPZZ to WKJM.

External links

• 99.3 and 105.7, Kiss FM Online