City: | St. James, Minnesota |
KEMJ | |
Area: | St. James/Fairmont, Minnesota |
Branding: | 101-5 The Emoji |
Format: | Hot adult contemporary |
Owner: | Linder Radio Group |
Licensee: | Subarctic Media, LLC |
Sister Stations: | KFMC-FM, KSUM |
Airdate: | 1981 (as KKKA) |
Former Callsigns: | KKKA (1981–1983) KXAX (1983–1997) KRRW (1997–2020) |
Callsign Meaning: | EMoJi |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
Facility Id: | 57428 |
Class: | C3 |
Erp: | 14,000 watts |
Coordinates: | 43.874°N -94.6°W |
Webcast: | Listen Live |
KEMJ (101.5 FM, "101-5 The Emoji") is a radio station broadcasting a Hot Adult Contemporary format serving the St. James/Fairmont, Minnesota area. The station is currently owned by Linder Radio Group.
On April 1, 2020, the then-KRRW changed its callsign to KEMJ, while the KRRW calls and the classic country format moved to 105.9 FM, which began a simulcast with KEMJ. On April 18, 2020, KEMJ/KRRW re-branded as "Northstar Country 101.5/105.9." [1]
On May 15, 2020, KEMJ stopped simulcasting KRRW and began stunting with a loop of "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" by Rolf Harris in preparation of a new format. This is the same stunt done in the past with other Linder Radio Group stations when a format switch was made. On May 18, KEMJ launched a Hot AC format branded as "101.5 The Emoji." KEMJ will mainly compete with Alpha Media's AC-formatted KEEZ, along with KSTP-FM and KTCZ in the neighboring Twin Cities market.[2]