KMJO
Encyclopedia
KMJO is a radio station
broadcasting an adult hits
format. The station focuses on music from the 1980s, 1990s, to the present and bills the format as "contemporary adult hits
". Licensed
to Hope, North Dakota
, it serves the Fargo-Moorhead
metropolitan area. It first began broadcasting in 2002 under the call sign KDAM.
The station is currently owned by Radio Fargo-Moorhead, Inc.
All the offices and studios are located at 1020 S. 25th Street in Fargo
.
(CP) was granted in 2000 by the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) with the call sign] KCHY, broadcasting 200 watt
s covering Hope, North Dakota
. Clear Channel Communications paid $800,000 for the CP for KCHY in 2002, and changed the call sign to KDAM.
KDAM signed on with 100,000 watts in October 2002, stunting
with clips of songs of all genres, billing itself as "Quick 104.7", and playing ten songs per minute while other stations play ten songs per hour. The modern rock
format known as "The Dam 104.7" debuted days later. It became popular, and gained larger Arbitron
ratings than rival heritage active rock
station KQWB-FM
"Q98" at times. Despite a rimshot signal
, "The Dam" also attracted more than 2% of radio listeners in the Grand Forks, North Dakota
market, somewhat competing with co-owned active rock station KJKJ
"KJ 108".
format as "104.7 The Wolf" in December 2005, competing with KVOX-FM
"Froggy 99.9". The format flip caused controversy with listeners, and several online petitionshttp://damthewolf.tripod.com/ were created to bring The Dam back. The Wolf was not as successful as "The Dam", and attracted less than 1% of listeners in the Fargo-Moorhead Arbitron
radio market.
On September 28, 2006 that KDAM and the other Clear Channel stations in Fargo were sold to James Ingstad
, who lives in Fargo. Ingstad once owned the stations and sold them in 2000, though KDAM didn't sign on until 2002. The sale was approved by the FCC on January 19, 2007.
with an adult hits
format, as "Ed FM", with talk show host Ed Schultz
in the logo on its Web site. The station changed its call sign to KMXW and became an adult contemporary station as "Mix 104.7" on March 1, 2007, competing with Triad Broadcasting
's Hot AC station KLTA
"FM 105.1".
as a stunt on November 9, 2007 along with KEGK
. On November 26, 2007 the station changed to a oldies
/classic hits
format with the name "Mojo 104.7", and changed its call sign to KMJO. Starting in April of 2010, Mojo added more 80's music to their playlist.
format. Operations Manager John Austin said, “it’s a brand new kind of radio station…as all the radio rules that most stations follow have been thrown out the window! It really is unlike anything that’s ever been on the radio”.
The first hour of music consisted of Prince-Pop Life, John Mellencamp-Jack & Diane, Goo Goo Dolls-Give A Little Bit, Madonna-Lucky Star, Backstreet Boys-Quit Playing Games With My Heart, The Police-Don’t Stand So Close to Me, Pink-Get the Party Started, Hootie & The Blowfish-Let Her Cry, Biz Markie-Just A Friend, Sugar Ray-Someday, Maroon 5-She Will Be Loved, Bruce Springsteen-Born in the U.S.A., Mariah Carey-Emotions, Human League-(Keep Feeling) Fascination, Lady Gaga-Paparazzi, Bon Jovi-You Give Love A Bad Name, Avril Lavigne-Complicated.
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 an adult hits
Adult hits
Adult hits is a radio format, popular in the early 2000s, that does not adhere to a specific music genre, but instead draws from a wider playlist...
format. The station focuses on music from the 1980s, 1990s, to the present and bills the format as "contemporary adult hits
Adult hits
Adult hits is a radio format, popular in the early 2000s, that does not adhere to a specific music genre, but instead draws from a wider playlist...
". Licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to Hope, North Dakota
Hope, North Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 303 people, 131 households, and 75 families residing in the city. The population density was 491.0 people per square mile . There were 155 housing units at an average density of 251.1 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 98.68% White, 0.33%...
, it serves the Fargo-Moorhead
Fargo-Moorhead
Fargo-Moorhead is a common name given to the metropolitan area comprising Fargo, North Dakota, Moorhead, Minnesota, and the surrounding communities. These two cities lie on the North Dakota-Minnesota border, on opposite banks of the Red River of the North...
metropolitan area. It first began broadcasting in 2002 under the call sign KDAM.
The station is currently owned by Radio Fargo-Moorhead, Inc.
Radio Fargo-Moorhead, Inc.
Radio Fargo-Moorhead is a local broadcasting company, located in Fargo, North Dakota. It was formed in September 2006, when Fargo resident James Ingstad bought six radio stations from Clear Channel Communications. That group sale was approved by the FCC on January 19, 2007.Radio Fargo-Moorhead...
All the offices and studios are located at 1020 S. 25th Street in Fargo
Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Cass County. In 2010, its population was 105,549, and it had an estimated metropolitan population of 208,777...
.
104.7 The Dam
A construction permitConstruction permit
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(CP) was granted in 2000 by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
(FCC) with the call sign] KCHY, broadcasting 200 watt
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
s covering Hope, North Dakota
Hope, North Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 303 people, 131 households, and 75 families residing in the city. The population density was 491.0 people per square mile . There were 155 housing units at an average density of 251.1 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 98.68% White, 0.33%...
. Clear Channel Communications paid $800,000 for the CP for KCHY in 2002, and changed the call sign to KDAM.
KDAM signed on with 100,000 watts in October 2002, stunting
Stunting (broadcasting)
In radio broadcasting, stunting occurs when a station abruptly airs programming that is seemingly uncharacteristic compared to what they normally play...
with clips of songs of all genres, billing itself as "Quick 104.7", and playing ten songs per minute while other stations play ten songs per hour. The modern rock
Modern rock
Modern rock is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre...
format known as "The Dam 104.7" debuted days later. It became popular, and gained larger Arbitron
Arbitron
Arbitron is a consumer research company in the United States that collects listener data on radio audiences. It was founded as American Research Bureau by Jim Seiler in 1949 and became national by merging with L.A. based Coffin, Cooper and Clay in the early 1950s...
ratings than rival heritage active rock
Active rock
Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock plays contemporary rock artists with a mix of songs common in the classic rock radio format.-Format background:...
station KQWB-FM
KQWB-FM
KQWB-FM is an Active rock radio station located in Fargo, North Dakota , owned by Go Radio Broadcasting, a division of Triad Broadcasting.-History:...
"Q98" at times. Despite a rimshot signal
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...
, "The Dam" also attracted more than 2% of radio listeners in the Grand Forks, North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Grand Forks is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Grand Forks County. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 52,838, while that of the city and surrounding metropolitan area was 98,461...
market, somewhat competing with co-owned active rock station KJKJ
KJKJ
KJKJ is an American radio station serving Grand Forks, North Dakota. It first began broadcasting in 1985. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications and the station's broadcast license is held by Citicasters Licenses, L.P.-Programming:KJKJ broadcasting an active rock music...
"KJ 108".
104.7 The Wolf
KDAM began stunting as "Quick 104.7" again, and later flipped to a country musicCountry 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 as "104.7 The Wolf" in December 2005, competing with KVOX-FM
KVOX-FM
KVOX-FM is a radio station located in Fargo, North Dakota , owned by Go Radio Broadcasting, a division of Triad Broadcasting. The stations airs a country music format, and can also be heard streaming on the internet through its website...
"Froggy 99.9". The format flip caused controversy with listeners, and several online petitionshttp://damthewolf.tripod.com/ were created to bring The Dam back. The Wolf was not as successful as "The Dam", and attracted less than 1% of listeners in the Fargo-Moorhead Arbitron
Arbitron
Arbitron is a consumer research company in the United States that collects listener data on radio audiences. It was founded as American Research Bureau by Jim Seiler in 1949 and became national by merging with L.A. based Coffin, Cooper and Clay in the early 1950s...
radio market.
On September 28, 2006 that KDAM and the other Clear Channel stations in Fargo were sold to James Ingstad
James Ingstad
James Ingstad is a Fargo, North Dakota resident who owns Radio Fargo-Moorhead, Inc., consisting of KFGO, KMJO, KBVB, KRWK, KVOX, and WDAY-FM, which were formerly owned by Clear Channel Communications...
, who lives in Fargo. Ingstad once owned the stations and sold them in 2000, though KDAM didn't sign on until 2002. The sale was approved by the FCC on January 19, 2007.
Mix 104.7
On February 26, 2007, KDAM began stuntingStunting (broadcasting)
In radio broadcasting, stunting occurs when a station abruptly airs programming that is seemingly uncharacteristic compared to what they normally play...
with an adult hits
Adult hits
Adult hits is a radio format, popular in the early 2000s, that does not adhere to a specific music genre, but instead draws from a wider playlist...
format, as "Ed FM", with talk show host Ed Schultz
Ed Schultz
Edward Andrew "Ed" Schultz Is an American television and radio host and a liberal political commentator . He is the host of The Ed Show, a daily news talk program on MSNBC, and The Ed Schultz Show, a talk radio show, nationally syndicated by Dial Global, promising "straight talk."-Early...
in the logo on its Web site. The station changed its call sign to KMXW and became an adult contemporary station as "Mix 104.7" on March 1, 2007, competing with Triad Broadcasting
Triad Broadcasting
Triad Broadcasting Company, LLC is a large owner of radio stations in small and medium markets in the United States with over 40 radio stations. Based in Monterey, California, the company is one of the largest radio station owners after Clear Channel Communications, CBS Radio, Cox Radio, and...
's Hot AC station KLTA
KLTA
KLTA is a radio station based in Fargo, North Dakota, though licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to Breckenridge, Minnesota. It is owned by Go Radio Broadcasting, a division of Triad Broadcasting...
"FM 105.1".
Mojo 104.7
The station began airing Christmas musicChristmas music
Christmas music comprises a variety of genres of music normally performed or heard around the Christmas season, which tends to begin in the months leading up the actual holiday and end in the weeks shortly thereafter.-Early:...
as a stunt on November 9, 2007 along with KEGK
KEGK
KEGK is an oldies/classic hits radio station serving the Fargo-Moorhead area, licensed to Wahpeton, North Dakota, and primarily plays rock and pop music from the 1970s and 1980s...
. On November 26, 2007 the station changed to a oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
/classic hits
Classic hits
Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format...
format with the name "Mojo 104.7", and changed its call sign to KMJO. Starting in April of 2010, Mojo added more 80's music to their playlist.
104.7 Popster FM
On September 12, 2010 at 9PM, CST KMJO 104.7 changed the name of the station from MOJO 104.7 to 104.7 Popster FM with an adult hitsAdult hits
Adult hits is a radio format, popular in the early 2000s, that does not adhere to a specific music genre, but instead draws from a wider playlist...
format. Operations Manager John Austin said, “it’s a brand new kind of radio station…as all the radio rules that most stations follow have been thrown out the window! It really is unlike anything that’s ever been on the radio”.
The first hour of music consisted of Prince-Pop Life, John Mellencamp-Jack & Diane, Goo Goo Dolls-Give A Little Bit, Madonna-Lucky Star, Backstreet Boys-Quit Playing Games With My Heart, The Police-Don’t Stand So Close to Me, Pink-Get the Party Started, Hootie & The Blowfish-Let Her Cry, Biz Markie-Just A Friend, Sugar Ray-Someday, Maroon 5-She Will Be Loved, Bruce Springsteen-Born in the U.S.A., Mariah Carey-Emotions, Human League-(Keep Feeling) Fascination, Lady Gaga-Paparazzi, Bon Jovi-You Give Love A Bad Name, Avril Lavigne-Complicated.