KJUL

KJUL (104.7 FM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a soft adult contemporary format. It is licensed to Moapa Valley, Nevada, and serves the Las Vegas metropolitan area. It is owned by Summit American, Inc. and has its studios on Spectrum Boulevard in Las Vegas.[1] Most of the playlist is soft hits from the 1970s and 80s, with updates from Fox News Radio. KJUL carries the syndicated Intelligence for Your Life with John Tesh in morning drive time.

KJUL
Broadcast areaLas Vegas metropolitan area
Frequency104.7 MHz
BrandingEasy Favorites 104.7
Programming
FormatSoft adult contemporary
NetworkFox News Radio
Ownership
OwnerSummit American, Inc.
KQLL
History
First air date
July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) (as KBHQ)
Former call signs
  • KBHQ (1998-2005)
  • KWLY (2005)
Call sign meaning
"Jewel" (previous branding)
Technical information
Facility ID63769
ClassC1
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT184 meters (604 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
36°41′0″N 114°30′48″W
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitekjul1047.com

KJUL is a Class C1 FM station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations. The transmitter is off Interstate 15 in Moapa Valley, about 50 miles northeast of Las Vegas.[2] It is also heard on several FM translators in Beatty and Oasis Valley.[3]

History

While it was still a construction permit, not yet built, the station was assigned the call letters KBHQ on July 17, 1998. On July 20, 2005, it changed its call sign to KWLY, then again on November 4, 2005, to the current KJUL.[4] The KJUL call letters for many years were on 104.3 MHz, then playing a mix of Adult Standards and Soft Oldies as "K-Jewel."[5] KJUL 104.3 played artists such as Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Nat King Cole, Dean Martin and Dionne Warwick.

After several test transmissions, KBHQ officially signed on the air on July 1, 1998 (July 1, 1998).[6] In 2005, KBHQ was upgraded to a full Class C1 facility with an increase in tower height and a 100,000 watt signal. KBHQ became classic country "Willie" KWLY on July 20, 2005.

Also in 2005, the adult standards and soft oldies format on K-Jewel 104.3 FM ended. On November 7th, that station switched to country music as KCYE (which has since moved to 107.9 MHz). Management at KWLY decided to capitalize on the end of K-Jewel on 104.3 by putting the same format on 104.7 and changing its call sign to KJWL. Over time, the 1950s and 60s adult standards were deleted, with KJWL 104.7 concentrating on the softer hits of the 1970s and 80s.

Personalities

References
  1. "KJUL Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. Radio-Locator.com/KJUL
  3. Radio-Locator.com/K288CE
  4. "KJUL Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2001 page D-282. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  6. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 (PDF). 2010. p. D-353. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
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