KJAX

KJAX (93.5 FM, "KJAX Country 93.5") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Jackson, Wyoming, United States, the station is currently owned by longtime manager Scott Anderson, through licensee Jackson Hole Radio, LLC, and features local news programming and national news from CBS News.[1]

For the airport in Jacksonville, Florida, assigned ICAO code KJAX, see Jacksonville International Airport. For the Stockton, California radio station formerly assigned call sign KJAX, see KWSX.
KJAX
Broadcast areaJackson Hole
Frequency93.5 MHz
BrandingKJAX Country 93.5
Programming
FormatCountry music
AffiliationsCBS News Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Scott Anderson
  • (Jackson Hole Radio, LLC)
KMTN, KSGT, KZJH
History
First air date
2000 (2000)
Former call signs
KBHJ (1998-2000)
Former frequencies
93.3 MHz (2000-2013)
Call sign meaning
Jackson, Wyoming
Technical information
Facility ID82088
ClassC1
ERP90,000 watts
HAAT315 meters (1,033 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
43°27′40″N 110°45′9″W
Translator(s)104.1 K281BH (Driggs, Idaho)
Links
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteOfficial Website

History

The station was assigned the KBHJ call letters on July 17, 1998. On May 26, 2000, the station changed its call sign to the current KJAX.[2]

On January 31, 2013, KJAX moved from 93.3 FM to 93.5 FM.

Ownership

Chaparral Broadcasting sold KJAX and seven other stations to Rich Broadcasting for $3.7 million; the transaction was consummated on April 1, 2013. Rich Broadcasting sold KJAX, three other stations, and four translators to Scott Anderson's Jackson Hold Radio, LLC effective March 16, 2020.

Anderson had managed the stations since 1990 and hosted on air shifts on KMTN while also covering local news.

Anderson, who also has served as the chairperson of the Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce, was an elected Jackson, Wyoming town councilperson between 1992 and 2006.

References
  1. "KJAX Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "KJAX Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.


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