KZJK
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KZJK (104.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting the adult hits "Jack FM" format in the Minneapolis-St. Paul region of Minnesota. The current format took to the air on the morning of April 21, 2005, following more than four years of a 1980s-centered playlist, starting in November 2000. The station is owned by Viacom through the radio subsidiary CBS Radio.
For many years, 104.1 was hampered by a badly located tower. Although the station is licensed to west Minneapolis suburb of St. Louis Park, the tower was located in Somerset, Wisconsin. The result was a spotty signal in parts of the metropolitan area, and it would be many years until this situation was rectified. 104.1 has gone through many format changes, including country, disco (as KFMX), and classic hits (called K-JO 104 and introducing the KJJO talk letters), In 1986, KJJO changed formats and introduced a hard rock format, calling itself "Hot Rockin' 104 (later Rock 104). At it's peak, the hard rock format pushed KJJO into the top 10 in the Arbitron ratings. In the early 1990s, as heavy metal was on the wane, the station introduced modern rock songs into the format. Eventually, KJJO switched to a full-time modern rock format, eventually picking up the nickname KJ104. After a couple years, which included a few format tweaks, KJJO switched to country as "Thunder 104.1", amid a large outcry from the station's modern rock fans, and has since seen a number of format changes. KJJO's country format evolved into classic country amid stiff competition from K102 and new sign-on Bob 100. Eventually, they gave up and flipped to smooth jazz in April 1995, and the call sign soon changed to KMJZ. During this time, ownership transferred several times. Nationwide Communications bought the station from longtime owner Roy Park, then Nationwide was bought by Jacor, which spun the station off to current owner Infinity. WXPT became the name in 1998 when the station flipped to a hybrid alternative adult contemporary format as "104.1 The Point". WXPT evolved into an '80s hits format in 2000, and the station took the tagline "Mix 104.1". Mix 104 was a modest success, as the station's transmitter woes were finally resolved by moving to Shoreview, Minnesota. On May 10, 2005, three weeks after the format change to adult hits as "Jack FM" in an Infinity branding strategy, the call letters were officially changed to KZJK.
Across the country, CBS Radio (formerly Infinity Broadcasting) now has some two dozen FM stations broadcasting the "Jack" format. This includes Infinity Broadcasting's flagship stations WCBS-FM in New York City (June 3, 2005) and KCBS-FM in Los Angeles (March 2005). It is noteworthy and of some radio broadcasting historical significance that on the same day, June 3, 2005, Infinity Broadcasting flipped to the "Jack" format in two of its large markets: Chicago's WJMK-FM and New York City's WCBS-FM.
The growing proliferation of the "Jack" format, disproves locally how the flip to "Jack" was in response to the launch of Minnesota Public Radio's eclectic station, KCMP ("89.3 The Current"), in late January 2005. The main similarity is a larger playlist than average stations, which commonly have 200–400 songs in rotation. The Jack format brings that up to about 1,200 songs, reducing repetition. However, KCMP hopes to eventually build a 50,000 album library. KZJK also dropped disc jockeys with the format, while KCMP is very DJ-driven.
The station's main transmitter is rated at 89,000 watts effective radiated power and is located on KMSP-TV's tower in the suburb of Shoreview, though the city of license is St. Louis Park. An auxiliary transmission facility is located atop the IDS Center in downtown Minneapolis. KJJO-FM, simulcast with 950 AM, though the beginning of the modern rock phase. 950 AM is now operated as a separate station, KTNF, which is an Air America Radio affiliate as of 2005.
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References
- Amy Carlson Gustafson (April 22, 2005). [Goodbye, '80s; hello, Jack.] St. Paul Pioneer Press.
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