KJJP
High Plains Public Radio station in Amarillo, Texas
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KJJP (105.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Amarillo, Texas. The station is owned by Kanza Society, Inc., and is an affiliate of the High Plains Public Radio network.
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| Frequency | 105.7 MHz (HD Radio) |
|---|---|
| Branding | High Plains Public Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public radio; News, Classical music, Jazz |
| Subchannels | HD2: HPPR Connect (News, talk) |
| Affiliations | National Public Radio American Public Media Public Radio International WFMT |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Kanza Society, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | December 6, 1991[1] |
Former call signs | KAEZ (1991–2004)[2] |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 33273 | |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 43,000 watts |
| HAAT | 160 meters (520 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°17′33″N 101°50′48″W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Stream |
| Website | hppr.org |
History
The station began broadcasting December 6, 1991, airing an easy listening format, and held the call sign KAEZ.[1][4] It adopted a soft AC format in 1993.[5] In 1999, the station was sold to KXOJ, Inc. for $750,000, and it adopted a Christian contemporary format.[6][7] The station was branded "The Breeze".[8]
In 2004, the station was sold to Kanza Society Inc. for $1.25 million and it became an affiliate of High Plains Public Radio.[9][10] On October 8, 2004, its call sign was changed to KJJP.[2] Although Amarillo is the largest urban center in the HPPR coverage area, this was the first time most of the area had received a clear signal from an NPR station. The region had already been served by HPPR repeater KTXP in nearby Bushland, but it operates at only 1,000 watts to protect West Texas A&M University's KWTS at 91.1 FM. KTXP's signal was so weak that HPPR had to install a low-powered translator serving Amarillo itself at 94.9 FM.