KMJE-FM

For the Woodland, California radio station that held the call sign KMJE at 101.5 FM from 1996 to 2013, see KCCL.
KMJE
City Placerville, California
Broadcast area Sacramento, California
Branding Vive 92.1
Slogan Siempre Contigo
Frequency 92.1 MHz
First air date December 9, 1982 (as KHTN)
Format Spanish CHR
ERP 6,000 watts
HAAT 100 meters
Class A
Facility ID 36028
Transmitter coordinates 38°38′10.50″N 120°38′14.00″W / 38.6362500°N 120.6372222°W / 38.6362500; -120.6372222
Former callsigns KHTN (1981-1990)
KWWN (1990-1992)
KZSA (1992-2004)
KRLL (3/2004-7/2004)
KREL (2004-2005)
KBDB-FM (3/2005-8/2005)
KXCL (2005-2007)
KCCL (2007-2013)
KMJE-FM (2013-2014)
Owner Lotus Communications Corp.
(Lotus Sacramento Corp.)
Sister stations KMJE (AM)
Webcast Listen Live
Website vive921.com

KMJE-FM (92.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to Placerville, California, USA and serving the Sacramento area with a Spanish CHR format, branded as "Vive 92.1". The station is currently owned by Lotus Communications Corp., who bought the then-KMJE from Results Radio on September 3, 2013 and took over ownership on December 10, 2013. It is also broadcasting on AM at 890, also known as KMJE, which signed on in the summer of 2014.[1]

History

KMJE-FM programmed a Spanish AC format, which debuted on December 10, 2013 with Spanish Holiday music programming upon its launch under new owners Lotus. KMJE-FM in the past featured various programming formats which are listed below starting with the last format first:

The station changed its call sign to the current KMJE-FM on August 12, 2014, in preparation for the launch of AM sister station KMJE.

There was previously a KCCL at 101.9 FM which featured an oldies format. With studios in Sacramento and transmitter at Shingle Springs, this version of KCCL went on the air in the Spring of 2000. Known as "KOOL 101.9" and later as "BOSS 101.9," this station flipped to a modern country format (KNTY, "The Wolf") in the Spring of 2007. Three of the current airstaff, Joey Mitchell, Big Jim Hall, and Sweet Lou Gallagher were part of the staff at "KOOL 101.9" along with veteran personality Rick Shannon.

References

  1. "92.1 KMJE Sacramento Sold" from Radio Insight (September 3, 2013)
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