KJSK

KJSK
Frequency900 kHz
Programming
FormatNews/talk
AffiliationsCBS News Radio
Salem Communications
Sporting News Radio
Ownership
Owner
KZEN, KKOT, KLIR, KTTT
History
First air date
April 28, 1948[1]
Call sign meaning
"Know Jesus Saves and Keeps"[2]
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID26628
ClassD
Power1,000 watts day
65 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
41°26′12″N 97°23′47″W / 41.43667°N 97.39639°W / 41.43667; -97.39639
Links
Public license information
WebsiteKJSK Online

KJSK (900 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. Licensed to Columbus, Nebraska, United States, the station is currently owned by Alpha Media through licensee Alpha 3E License, LLC, and features programming from CBS News Radio, Salem Communications and Sporting News Radio.[4]

The station also features religious and secular talk radio programs such as James Dobson, Woodrow Kroll, Chuck Swindoll and Michael Medved.

History

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George Basil Anderson applied on January 19, 1947, for a new radio station at 900 kHz in Columbus, to operate with 1,000 watts during the day. The Federal Communications Commission approved the application on September 19, 1947, and KJSK signed on April 28, 1948.[1] Among the features on KJSK in its early years was a cooking program hosted by Anderson's wife Florence from her kitchen.[5]

The station was noted for its Christian programming. Its flagship offering, The Glorious Gospel Hour, had aired on another Nebraska station for five years prior to the launch of KJSK; it remained on the schedule for 30 years.[1] Basil Anderson would expand his radio holdings to a full station group, known as the Heart of the Nation Stations.[1] In 1964, KJSK-FM 101.1 joined KJSK, offering a second outlet; as with several other Heart of the Nation operations, in 1977, the FM changed to beautiful music as KOXI before a 1984 flip to adult contemporary under its present KLIR call letters.[1] An FM station had been provided for in the construction of KJSK's tower in 1947.[6] Alongside the religious programming that served as KJSK's mainstay, the station was known for airing polka music programming.[7]

In 1992, Heartland Broadcasting[1] acquired KJSK and KLIR from the Anderson family for $850,000.[8] Under Heartland, in 1994, KJSK shifted from a religious format to a news/talk station,[1] retaining 20 hours a week of religious programming.[7] It also continued to broadcast polka music, with the second-most air time devoted to polka of any station in the United States in 1999.[5] In 2001, the two stations were sold to Three Eagles Communications, which paid $2.7 million.[9]

Digity acquired Three Eagles Communications as part of a 48-station, $66.5 million transaction in 2014.[10] In turn, Digity was acquired by Alpha Media in a $264 million purchase that closed in 2016.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "KJSK-AM marks its 50th year". Columbus Telegram. April 26, 1998. p. 1E. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  2. ^ Cook, Wayne (2017). Some Summer Morning. Book Venture Publishing. p. 109. ISBN 9781640697867. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KJSK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ "KJSK Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. ^ a b Alswager, Sandi (October 24, 1999). "Papers, radio witness city's history". Columbus Telegram. p. 5A. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  6. ^ "Anderson In Outline Of Radio Plans". Columbus Daily Telegram. November 19, 1947. p. 3. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  7. ^ a b Johnson, Tom (November 27, 1995). "Lincoln listeners have several alternatives for Christian programs". Lincoln Journal Star. p. 5B. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  8. ^ "Transactions" (PDF). Radio & Records. October 2, 1992. p. 10. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  9. ^ "Transactions" (PDF). Radio & Records. July 13, 2001. p. 6. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  10. ^ Venta, Lance (May 14, 2014). "Digity Acquires Three Eagles". RadioInsight. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  11. ^ McLane, Paul (February 25, 2016). "Alpha Media Closes on Digity; Creates Fourth-Largest Radio Company". RadioWorld. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
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