KJOE
Encyclopedia
KJOE is a radio station
in Slayton, Minnesota
broadcasting a country music
format. The station serves the Pipestone
and Worthington
areas, with rimshot coverage
in the Marshall
area. The station is currently owned by Wallace Christensen. KJOE derives a portion of its programming from Real Country
from ABC Radio.
KJOE AM was a radio station in Shreveport, Louisiana. In 1956, while stationed at Barksdale, A.F.B., comedian George Carlin took an off-base disc jockey position with KJOE AM in Shreveport. One year later, local record distributor Stan Lewis received a shipment of records and discovered he had accidentally been shipped an exclusive — Elvis Presley's All Shook Up. Lewis brought the record to KJOE and Carlin played it on the air. The story was picked up by the national news service and KJOE and Carlin received nationwide attention. George Carlin wrote: "KJOE, 1480 AM, 1,000 watt, daytime-only station. Shreveport was a very hot radio market; nine stations, and it was very competitive. We were the leader. By the time I got there, [KJOE] had a 52-share, which is incredible."
The station (in Shreveport) was started by Joe Monroe and the call letters reflected his first name. Joe was a victim of paralysis and walked with the help of crutches. After selling his interests in KJOE, Joe started an advertising agency in Corpus Christi, Texas. I worked at KJOE during 1965-1966. Gene Nobles was the drive-time personality at the time and David Houston brought in the first pressing of his hit record, "Almost Persuaded". We the first radio station to play it on the air. I remember standing at the Teletype
machine on June 14, 1966 when the news of Richard Specs' murder of the nurses in Chicago came over the wire. It shocked the world and everything changed after that. It wasn't long after in August, when the University of Texas sniper, Charles Whitman opened fire on innocent passerby,
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...
in Slayton, Minnesota
Slayton, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,072 people, 914 households, and 556 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,163.3 people per square mile . There were 1,022 housing units at an average density of 573.8 per square mile...
broadcasting a country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format. The station serves the Pipestone
Pipestone, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,280 people, 1,900 households, and 1,138 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,090.8 people per square mile . There were 2,097 housing units at an average density of 534.4 per square mile...
and Worthington
Worthington, Minnesota
Worthington is a city in Nobles County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 12,764 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Nobles County.The city's site was first settled in the 1870s as Okabena Station on a line of the Chicago, St...
areas, with rimshot coverage
Rimshot (broadcasting)
A rimshot is a radio and television broadcasting term for a station that attempts to reach a larger media market from a distant suburban, exurban, or even rural location. The term is primarily used with FM stations, and mainly in North America...
in the Marshall
Marshall, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,735 people, 4,914 households, and 2,914 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,537.0 people per square mile . There were 5,182 housing units at an average density of 625.4 per square mile...
area. The station is currently owned by Wallace Christensen. KJOE derives a portion of its programming from Real Country
Real country
Real Country is a 24-hour radio format produced by Cumulus Media Networks. Real Country, originally one of the Satellite Music Network stations, is marketed at the 18 to 54 demographic in rural areas of the United States...
from ABC Radio.
KJOE AM was a radio station in Shreveport, Louisiana. In 1956, while stationed at Barksdale, A.F.B., comedian George Carlin took an off-base disc jockey position with KJOE AM in Shreveport. One year later, local record distributor Stan Lewis received a shipment of records and discovered he had accidentally been shipped an exclusive — Elvis Presley's All Shook Up. Lewis brought the record to KJOE and Carlin played it on the air. The story was picked up by the national news service and KJOE and Carlin received nationwide attention. George Carlin wrote: "KJOE, 1480 AM, 1,000 watt, daytime-only station. Shreveport was a very hot radio market; nine stations, and it was very competitive. We were the leader. By the time I got there, [KJOE] had a 52-share, which is incredible."
The station (in Shreveport) was started by Joe Monroe and the call letters reflected his first name. Joe was a victim of paralysis and walked with the help of crutches. After selling his interests in KJOE, Joe started an advertising agency in Corpus Christi, Texas. I worked at KJOE during 1965-1966. Gene Nobles was the drive-time personality at the time and David Houston brought in the first pressing of his hit record, "Almost Persuaded". We the first radio station to play it on the air. I remember standing at the Teletype
Teletype Corporation
The Teletype Corporation, a part of American Telephone and Telegraph Company's Western Electric manufacturing arm since 1930, came into being in 1928 when the Morkrum-Kleinschmidt Company changed its name to the name of its trademark equipment...
machine on June 14, 1966 when the news of Richard Specs' murder of the nurses in Chicago came over the wire. It shocked the world and everything changed after that. It wasn't long after in August, when the University of Texas sniper, Charles Whitman opened fire on innocent passerby,