KKJQ

FM radio station in Garden City, Kansas
37°46′48″N 100°27′36″W / 37.78000°N 100.46000°W / 37.78000; -100.46000LinksWebsitewww.westernkansasnews.com/q97/

KKJQ (97.3 FM, "Q97") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Its city of license is Garden City, Kansas, United States. The station is currently owned by My Town Media, through licensee Western Kansas Broadcast Center, LLC, and features programming from Westwood One and Premiere Radio Networks.[1]

History

The station went on the air as KBUF-FM on February 1, 1980. On July 23, 1984, the station changed its call sign to the current KKJQ.[2] National Association of Farm Broadcasters honoree Loretta P. "Lory Williams" Johnson served as the farm broadcaster at KKJQ from 1986 until her death in 2021.[3]

References

  1. ^ "KKJQ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ^ "KKJQ Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "Loretta P. Johnson Obituary". Garden City Telegram. January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.

External links

  • KKJQ in the FCC FM station database
  • KKJQ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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Guymon, Oklahoma
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  • KAIR (1470 AM, Atchison)
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other radio stations in Kansas


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