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KBLJ Latitude and Longitude:

37°59′14″N 103°34′1″W / 37.98722°N 103.56694°W / 37.98722; -103.56694
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KBLJ
Frequency1400 kHz
BrandingLightning 1400
Programming
Format Classic hits
Ownership
Owner
  • Robin Reed and Gary Reed
  • (Thunder Media, Inc.)
KTHN
History
First air date
July 23, 1937 (as KOKO at 1370)
Former call signs
KOKO (1937–1952)
KBNZ (1952–1960)
KBZZ (1960–1999)
Former frequencies
1370 kHz (1937–1941)
Technical information
Facility ID7047
ClassC
Power1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
37°59′14″N 103°34′1″W / 37.98722°N 103.56694°W / 37.98722; -103.56694
Translator(s)104.3 K282BX (La Junta)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website KBLJ Online

KBLJ (1400 AM) is a radio station licensed to La Junta, Colorado, United States. The station is owned by Robin and Gary Reed, through licensee Thunder Media, Inc. [1] [2]

History

It first aired on 1370 kHz as KOKO in 1937. It moved to 1400 kHz in 1941 as a result of the NARBA agreement.

On June 1, 2022, KBLJ changed its format from news/talk to classic hits, branded as "Lightning 1400". [3]

References

  1. ^ "KBLJ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ^ "KBLJ Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. ^ Thunder & Lightning Strike La Junta Radioinsight - June 3, 2022

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