First air date 1985 HAAT 139 meters (456 ft) Facility ID 35012 City of license Grand Forks Owner iHeartMedia Inc Branding KJ108 | ERP 100,000 watts Class C1 Frequency 107.5 FM MHz Format Mainstream rock Area Grand Forks Slogan The Valley's Rock Legend | |
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Broadcast area Grand Forks, North Dakota | ||
KJKJ (107.5 FM, "KJ108") is an American commercial Active rock radio station serving Grand Forks, North Dakota. It first began broadcasting in 1985. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and the station's broadcast license is held by Citicasters Licenses, L.P.
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Programming
Weekday personalities on KJKJ include the "BigDogz" morning show, Brian Lee Rivers on mid-days, Jon Roberts on afternoons, Mark Kidder on nights, and Thomas Ray on overnights. Weekend personalities include Tony O'Brien and Paul Kelly.
The BigDogz
The station's coarse comedy satirical news and variety morning show pranksters, The BigDogz (sometimes spelled Dawgz), is one of the first of their type, commonly compared to the syndicated morning show Bob and Tom and Tom Barnard's show on KQRS-FM. The BigDogz is hosted by Bill Tanner and Pat Mars, and has been on the air since 1995. The BigDogz are known mainly for satire of local and national events; mixed with a variety of characters. The BigDogz talk weekly to comedian Bob Zany and host him annually for a series of comedy shows typically held at Muddy Rivers Ballroom.
History
KJKJ first signed on in 1985 as "Rock 108" with an album-oriented rock (AOR), a predecessor to today's classic rock format, similar to that of the well-known KQRS-FM in Minneapolis, Minnesota. During the early 1990s, Rock 108 tweaked to classic rock, the descendant of the AOR format. In 1995, The BigDogz debuted as their satirical news morning show, sometimes being compared to the syndicated Bob and Tom, and has been the top-rated morning show for many years. Clear Channel Communications bought out several radio stations including KJ108 in 2000, and KJ108's format evolved into a Broad rock format offering a steady diet of rock from the 60s to the present. The music consists of a mix of today's heavy metal, alternative rock plus one of the largest libraries of classic and recurrent rock in the great plains.