KMJ (AM)
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| City | Fresno, California |
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| Broadcast area | Fresno, California |
| Branding | KMJ Now |
| Slogan | "News/Talk Radio" |
| Frequency | 580 kHz |
| First air date | 1922 |
| Format | Talk radio |
| Power | 50,000 watts |
| Class | B (regional) |
| Facility ID | 26923 |
| Transmitter coordinates |
36°39′33″N 119°20′47″W / 36.65917°N 119.34639°W (main antenna) 36°41′37″N 120°3′16″W / 36.69361°N 120.05444°W (auxiliary antenna) |
| Affiliations | Westwood One |
| Owner |
Cumulus Media Inc. (Cumulus Licensing LLC) |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | http://www.kmjnow.com |
KMJ (580 AM, "KMJ 580") is a news/talk radio station located in Fresno, California, owned by Cumulus Media. Its studios are located at the Radio City building on Shaw Avenue in North Fresno and its transmitter is in Orange Cove, California. While 580 kHz is a Regional broadcast frequency, the station broadcasts at 50,000 watts, the highest power for an AM station permitted by the FCC, covering most of Central California.
KMJ simulcasts the same programs on both 580 AM and 105.9 FM in Fresno, California. When 105.9 first became a talk station, it sometimes aired programs that were different than 580. But now, both stations' programming and ratings are combined, regardless of whether the listener tunes in 580 or 105.9. The station focuses primarily on locally produced news/talk programming in the daytime and runs several nationally syndicated programs at night, including Mark Levin, Armstrong & Getty, Red Eye Radio and America in The Morning from Westwood One, a subsidiary of Cumulus Media, the parent company of KMJ.
KMJ first began broadcasting in March 1922, and was originally owned by the San Joaquin Light and Power Corporation. It was later acquired by the McClatchy Newspaper Company in 1925. It is the 38th oldest licensed, and continuously operated radio station in the United States.
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