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KJON

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City
  
Carrollton, Texas

First air date
  
1997

Power
  
5,000 Watts (Daytime)

Frequency
  
850 kHz

Format
  
Spanish Catholic

Broadcast area
  
Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex

KJON (850 AM) is a radio station broadcasting in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex operating during the daytime hours only. This station is owned and operated by Chatham Hill Foundation, which runs the religious Guadalupe Radio Network.

Because it shares the same frequency as "clear channel" station KOA-AM in Denver, Colorado, KJON operates only during the Daytime hours.

History

The station was KRPT until 1997 in Anadarko, Oklahoma, when they became KJON. The station moved to the Dallas area on June 10, 2003. Station was rumored to be Brokered Asian format, but signed on with Tropical/News/Talk format on May 3, 2004.

In November, 2006 the station license was transferred from BMP Fort Worth to Chatham Hill Foundation. details

References

KJON Wikipedia