KJDY is a radio station

Radio station

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 licensed

City of license

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 to serve John Day, Oregon

John Day, Oregon

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, USA. The station, which began broadcasting in 1963, is currently owned by Blue Mountain Broadcasting Company.

Programming

KJDY broadcasts a locally-oriented full-service country music

Country music

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 format. Syndicated programming includes After Midnite with Blair Garner hosted by Blair Garner

Blair Garner

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 from Premiere Radio Networks

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History

Launched on December 13, 1963, this station was assigned the KJDY call sign

Call sign

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 by the Federal Communications Commission

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. KJDY was the first radio station licensed to serve Grant County, Oregon

Grant County, Oregon

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. Licensed to John Day Valley Broadcasters, the station was initially authorized to broadcast with 1,000 watt

Watt

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s of power during the day and 250 watts at night.

John Day Valley Broadcasters sold the station to Theodore A. Smith in a transaction that was consummated on February 19, 1975. Seven years later, in February 1982, station owner Theodore A. Smith applied to the FCC to transfer the broadcast license for KJDY to Pendleton Broadcasting Company. The transfer was approved by the FCC on March 18, 1982.

In September 1987, Pendleton Broadcasting Company reached an agreement to sell this station to the Blue Mountain Broadcasting Company. The deal was approved by the FCC on October 26, 1987, and the transaction was consummated on December 1, 1987.