KJWL explained

KJWL
City:Fresno, California
Area:Fresno, California
Branding:K-Jewel 99.3 FM
Frequency:99.3 MHz
Airdate:1994
Format:Classic hits
Erp:14,500 watts
Haat:105 meters
Class:B1
Facility Id:31538
Callsign Meaning:K JeWeL
Former Callsigns:KAGZ (1993–1994, CP)
KJWL (1994–2017)
KJZN (2017)
KWDO (2017–2022)
Owner:John Edward Ostlund
Affiliations:Premiere Networks
Sister Stations:KFRR, KJFX, KWDO
Licensing Authority:FCC

KJWL (99.3 FM) is a commercial radio station located in Fresno, California. The station airs a classic hits format and is branded as "K-Jewel 99.3 FM". Its studios are located on the Fulton Mall strip in downtown Fresno, while its transmitter is located atop the Golden State County Plaza, also in downtown.

History

The station signed on the air in 1994 as KJWL with an adult standards music format. The station later evolved towards soft adult contemporary, and then adult album alternative, all under the "K-Jewel" branding.

On January 2, 2017, after stunting on New Year's Day with a loop of "Right Now" by Van Halen (as "K-Jewel" moved to KJZN and shifted back to Soft AC), KJWL flipped to Top 40/CHR as "99.3 Now FM".[1] On January 5, 2017, KJWL changed its call letters to KJZN.[2] On January 18, 2017, KJZN changed its call letters to KWDO.[3]

On May 23, 2022, it was announced that the KJWL call letters and its classic hits format would move back to 99.3 FM on May 30.[4]

External links

36.735°N -119.787°W

Notes and References

  1. News: 99.3 Now-FM Fresno Launches As Jewel-FM Moves . RadioInsight . Venta . Lance . January 2, 2017 . July 9, 2017.
  2. Web site: Mediabase - Account Login.
  3. https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=31538&Callsign=KJWL KJWL Callsign History
  4. Web site: KJWL On The Move Back To 99.3 . 2022-05-23 . RadioInsight . en-US.