KLJT
Encyclopedia
KLJT is a radio station
broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR)
format. Licensed to Jacksonville, Texas
, USA, the station serves the Tyler, Texas
area, and simulcast
ed on KFRO-FM
in Longview, Texas
. The station is currently owned by Waller Broadcasting, Inc. and features programing from Hits Now!
network and ABC News Radio
. The station is also broadcast on HD radio
.
KSIZ on 1991-02-22. On 1998-01-20, the station changed its call sign to the current KLJT. The station flipped to a Top 40 (CHR)
format with programming from the Hits Now!
network while retaining "The Breeze" moniker in 2008.
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...
broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR)
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
format. Licensed to Jacksonville, Texas
Jacksonville, Texas
Jacksonville is located in Cherokee County, Texas, United States. The population was 13,868 at the 2000 census. It is the principal city of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Cherokee County and part of the larger Tyler-Jacksonville Combined Statistical...
, USA, the station serves the Tyler, Texas
Tyler, Texas
Tyler is a city in and the county seat of Smith County, Texas, in the United States. It takes its name from President John Tyler . The city had a population of 109,000 in 2010, according to the United States Census Bureau...
area, and simulcast
Simulcast
Simulcast, shorthand for "simultaneous broadcast", refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at the same time. For example, Absolute Radio is simulcast on both AM and on satellite radio, and the BBC's Prom concerts are often...
ed on KFRO-FM
KFRO-FM
KFRO-FM is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 format, simulcasting KLJT in Tyler, Texas. Licensed to Gilmer, Texas, USA, the station serves the Lonvgiew-Marshall area. The station is currently owned by Waller Media, LLC and features programing from Hits Now! network and ABC News...
in Longview, Texas
Longview, Texas
Longview is a city in Gregg and Harrison Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 80,455. Most of the city is located in Gregg County, of which it is the county seat; only a small part extends into the western part of neighboring Harrison County. It is...
. The station is currently owned by Waller Broadcasting, Inc. and features programing from Hits Now!
Hits Now!
Hits Now! is a 24-hour music format produced by Dial Global. Its playlist is composed of mostly Top 40 music from artists such as Maroon 5, Coldplay, The Black Eyed Peas, Fall Out Boy, Green Day, Paramore, Kings Of Leon, Usher, Chris Brown, Leona Lewis, etc. that mainly targets listeners ages 18–49...
network and ABC News Radio
ABC News Radio
ABC News Radio is the radio service of ABC News, a division of the ABC Television Network. Formerly known as ABC Radio News, ABC News Radio feeds, through Cumulus Media Networks, newscasts on the hour to its more than 2,000 affiliates...
. The station is also broadcast on HD radio
HD Radio
HD Radio, which originally stood for "Hybrid Digital", is the trademark for iBiquity's in-band on-channel digital radio technology used by AM and FM radio stations to transmit audio and data via a digital signal in conjunction with their analog signals...
.
History
The station was assigned call signCall sign
In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations...
KSIZ on 1991-02-22. On 1998-01-20, the station changed its call sign to the current KLJT. The station flipped to a Top 40 (CHR)
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
format with programming from the Hits Now!
Hits Now!
Hits Now! is a 24-hour music format produced by Dial Global. Its playlist is composed of mostly Top 40 music from artists such as Maroon 5, Coldplay, The Black Eyed Peas, Fall Out Boy, Green Day, Paramore, Kings Of Leon, Usher, Chris Brown, Leona Lewis, etc. that mainly targets listeners ages 18–49...
network while retaining "The Breeze" moniker in 2008.