KJMY (99.5 FM broadcasting) is a commercial radio radio station licensed to Bountiful, Utah, and serving the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, including Ogden and Provo. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., and it broadcasts a hot adult contemporary radio format, switching to Christmas music for much of November and December.
KJMY has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 40,000 . Its transmitter is on Nelson Peak Road in West Jordan.[ Radio-Locator.com/KJMY] KJMY broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its digital subchannel carries business news from Bloomberg Radio, which in turn feeds an FM translator at 99.1 MHz.
History
Smooth jazz (1988–1989)
The construction permit was assigned the
call sign KBZE on February 22, 1988, while it was still an unbuilt station. KBZE
sign-on the air on .
[ Broadcasting Yearbook 1990 page B-315, Broadcasting & Cable] It was owned by the Bountiful Broadcasting Company and it carried a
smooth jazz format as "The Breeze."
Adult contemporary (1989–1990)
On February 14, 1989, the station changed its call letters to
KLVV. As "K-Love," the station carried an adult contemporary format.
Top 40 (1990–1991)
On October 8, 1990, KLVV flipped to Top 40/CHR as "Q-99."
Rock (1991–1996)
On June 17, 1991, the station became
KUTQ with the name "Rock 99". As KUTQ, the station achieved its highest ratings with the afternoon show
Mick and Allen which later moved to
KBER 101.1 FM.
Classic rock (1996–2004)
On September 6, 1996, the station became
KURR, and changed its format to
classic rock, keeping the "Rock 99"
In 1999, KURR was acquired by Clear Channel Communications, the forerunner to today's iHeartMedia.
[ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 page D-550, Broadcasting & Cable]
Hot adult contemporary (2004–present)
After struggling in the ratings for many years, on November 4, 2004, the current call sign
KJMY was adopted. The station's format became hot adult contemporary.
KJMY became the only hot AC again in Salt Lake City following the reverting of
KBEE to adult contemporary in February 2012. (KBEE later shifted back to Adult Top 40 in 2013.)
KJMY-HD2
Since March 2010, KJMY's HD2 digital subchannel has fed an analog
FM translator station, K256AE (99.1), licensed to Salt Lake City. The station was initially branded as "
Classic Country 99.1", and operated using a
loophole in FCC translator regulations to broadcast an additional analog signal to the market. On September 15, 2011, KJMY-HD2 changed to
classic rock, branded as "Rock 99.1".
[ 99.1 Salt Lake City Rocks]
On January 11, 2013, KJMY-HD2 changed to alternative rock, branded as "The Alternative Project".[ 99.1 Provo Shifts to Alternative] On May 21, 2014, KJMY-HD2 changed its format to country music, branded as "Country 99.1".[ Clear Channel Debuts Utah's New Country][ 99.1 FM flips formats from alternative to country] On May 6, 2015, KJMY-HD2 was changed to a simulcast of contemporary hit sister station KZHT 97.1 FM.
On February 7, 2019, KJMY-HD2 changed to soft adult contemporary, branded as "Easy 99.1".[ Easy 99.1 Debuts in Salt Lake City Radioinsight - February 7, 2019] On January 27, 2021, KJMY-HD2 flipped to business news from Bloomberg Radio, branded as "Business 99.1".[ Business News Made Easy In Salt Lake City Radioinsight - January 27, 2021]
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