KJMM
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KJMM is an Urban Contemporary
radio station
serving the Greater Tulsa
area. It is owned by Perry Broadcasting
and is licensed to Bixby, Oklahoma
.
in Oklahoma City
and KJMZ
in Lawton
are the other two) at a time when the owner believed the African-American community was underserved in the radio media. At that point there was a Black radio station based out of Sand Springs, Ok , a suburb of Tulsa billing itself as KTOW-FM "Mix 102.3" (Now News Talk KRMG-FM). With Announcers: KK Holliday 7p-12, Keith "Sergio Lacour" Samuels 3p-7p afternoon drive, Angel Craig 10a-3p and Aaron Bernard 6a-10a as well as Nikki @ midnite-6am. These announcers had Tulsa on lock until Perry offered better salaries and took all announcers from Mix 102.3. Hiring them to establish his frequency 105.3fm. And when Mix 102.3 folded because of this, Perry fired all of the announcers but Aaron Bernard, and to this day there are no original Tulsa announcers on the station. The station has lacked on Arbitron ratings ever since. Nevertheless, the station played Hip Hop, R&B, Rap and Gospel over the years and was originally called Fresh Jamz 105. In 2004, KJMM changed its name to 105.3 K-Jamz, began carrying the Doug Banks
Morning Show—while sending the previously-aired Tom Joyner
Morning Show to sister station KGTO
, an Urban AC station under ABC Radio's "The Touch" network. In December 2007, KJMM became the new affiliate of the Los Angeles
-based Big Boy's Neighborhood, replacing Doug Banks. The Rickey Smiley Morning Show
later replaced Big Boy's Neighborhood in the mornings.
Urban contemporary
Urban contemporary is a music radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. Urban contemporary radio stations feature a playlist made up entirely of hip hop/rap, contemporary R&B, pop, electronica such as dubstep and drum and bass and Caribbean music...
radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
serving the Greater Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...
area. It is owned by Perry Broadcasting
Perry Publishing and Broadcasting
Perry Publishing and Broadcasting is a print media, local cable television show producer and radio broadcasting group based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, targeting the local African American community. Russell M. Perry is the Owner and President of the company....
and is licensed to Bixby, Oklahoma
Bixby, Oklahoma
Bixby is a city in Tulsa and Wagoner counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, and is a suburb of Tulsa. The population was 13,336 at the 2000 census and 20,884 in the 2010 census. It is nicknamed "The Garden Spot of Oklahoma" for its rich agrarian heritage...
.
History
KJMM signed on the air in 1994 as the Urban Contemporary-formatted station for Tulsa. It was one of three original Urban stations launched with the help of Perry Broadcasting, an African-American-based media company under the "Power Jammin'" network (KVSPKVSP
KVSP is a Mainstream Urban radio station serving the Oklahoma City area and Central Oklahoma. It is owned by Perry Broadcasting and its transmitter is located in Alfalfa, Oklahoma...
in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma city
Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma City may also refer to:*Oklahoma City metropolitan area*Downtown Oklahoma City*Uptown Oklahoma City*Oklahoma City bombing*Oklahoma City National Memorial...
and KJMZ
KJMZ
KJMZ is a radio station broadcasting a Urban Contemporary format. The station is licensed to Cache, Oklahoma, and serves the Lawton area. KJMZ owned by Perry Broadcasting.-History:...
in Lawton
Lawton, Oklahoma
The city of Lawton is the county seat of Comanche County, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Located in the southwestern region of Oklahoma approximately southwest of Oklahoma City, it is the principal city of the Lawton Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area...
are the other two) at a time when the owner believed the African-American community was underserved in the radio media. At that point there was a Black radio station based out of Sand Springs, Ok , a suburb of Tulsa billing itself as KTOW-FM "Mix 102.3" (Now News Talk KRMG-FM). With Announcers: KK Holliday 7p-12, Keith "Sergio Lacour" Samuels 3p-7p afternoon drive, Angel Craig 10a-3p and Aaron Bernard 6a-10a as well as Nikki @ midnite-6am. These announcers had Tulsa on lock until Perry offered better salaries and took all announcers from Mix 102.3. Hiring them to establish his frequency 105.3fm. And when Mix 102.3 folded because of this, Perry fired all of the announcers but Aaron Bernard, and to this day there are no original Tulsa announcers on the station. The station has lacked on Arbitron ratings ever since. Nevertheless, the station played Hip Hop, R&B, Rap and Gospel over the years and was originally called Fresh Jamz 105. In 2004, KJMM changed its name to 105.3 K-Jamz, began carrying the Doug Banks
Doug Banks
Doug Banks is an American radio personality and host of The Doug Banks Radio Show.-Career highlights:The Philadelphia-born, Detroit raised Banks began his radio career broadcasting on the high school radio station. Local station WDRQ took notice of his talent and offered him a spot as a temporary...
Morning Show—while sending the previously-aired Tom Joyner
Tom Joyner
Thomas "Tom" Joyner is an American radio host, host of the nationally syndicated The Tom Joyner Morning Show, and also founder of REACH Media Inc., the Tom Joyner Foundation, and BlackAmericaWeb.com.-Early life:...
Morning Show to sister station KGTO
KGTO
KGTO is a radio station licensed to serve Tulsa, Oklahoma. The station is owned by Perry Publishing and Broadcasting and licensed to KJMM, Inc...
, an Urban AC station under ABC Radio's "The Touch" network. In December 2007, KJMM became the new affiliate of the Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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-based Big Boy's Neighborhood, replacing Doug Banks. The Rickey Smiley Morning Show
Rickey Smiley
Rickey Smiley is a standup comedian, television host, actor, and radio personality best known for his prank phone calls. The calls feature Smiley disguising his voice and carrying on a conversation with the recipient of the call....
later replaced Big Boy's Neighborhood in the mornings.