KWDJ

Last updated
KWDJ
Frequency 1360 kHz
Branding1360 Country Gold
Programming
Format Classic country [1]
Affiliations Los Angeles Rams
Ownership
Owner
  • Robert Adelman [2]
  • (Adelman Broadcasting, Inc.)
History
First air date
 1974 (as KZIQ)
Former call signs
KZIQ (1974-2001)
Technical information
Facility ID 30157
Class D
Power 1,000 watts day
31 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 35°36′58″N117°38′35″W / 35.61611°N 117.64306°W / 35.61611; -117.64306
Links
Website 1360kwdj.com

KWDJ (1360 AM, "1360 Country Gold") is a commercial radio station that is licensed to and serves Ridgecrest, California, United States. The station is owned by Adelman Broadcasting, Inc. and broadcasts a classic country format.

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History

The station first signed on April 7, 1974 as KZIQ. Originally owned by Space/Time Broadcasting Company, it aired a country music format. [3] In June 1986, Space/Time sold KZIQ and its FM sister station KZIQ-FM to Bel Air Broadcasting Corporation, owned by Robert M. Rosenthal, for $335,000. [4]

Bel Air attempted to sell KZIQ-AM-FM in 1991, but the first two deals fell through. The first deal reached was in January with Michaels Media, headed by Pat Michaels, for $650,000. [5] In March, a sale to Blessing Broadcasting valued at $682,500 also failed to close. [6] By the end of the year, Bel Air successfully sold the combo to James Knudsen for $250,000 — less than half of either previous deal. At the time, KZIQ aired an oldies/classic rock format. [7]

On May 21, 2001, KZIQ changed its call letters to KWDJ. In May 2006, KWDJ flipped from country music to news/talk as "Fox Radio 1360". Featured talk shows included The Rush Limbaugh Show , The Glenn Beck Radio Program , The John Gibson Show, and The Alan Colmes Show . The station aired Fox Sports Radio programming on weekends. [8]

In January 2013, James and Donna Knudsen sold KWDJ and KZIQ-FM to Adelman Broadcasting for $220,000. The deal included a time brokerage agreement allowing Adelman to begin programming the station immediately; the sale closed in April. [9] [10] Until early 2014, KWDJ aired a sports format as a Fox Sports Radio affiliate.

In 2016, the station became a radio affiliate of the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "KWDJ station information profile". Arbitron.
  2. ↑ "KWDJ Facility Record". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. US Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook 1976. Broadcasting Publications Inc. 1976. p. C-23. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. June 30, 1986. p. 55. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. January 28, 1991. p. 45. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  6. ↑ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. March 18, 1991. p. 62. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  7. ↑ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. September 2, 1991. p. 36. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  8. ↑ "KWDJ/Ridgecrest, CA Flips To Talk". AllAccess.com. All Access Music Group. May 1, 2006. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  9. ↑ "KKDA-A/Dallas Sold". AllAccess.com. All Access Music Group. January 2, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Sold: Wyoming Noncomm, Montana Translator". AllAccess.com. All Access Music Group. April 17, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  11. ↑ "2016 Los Angeles Rams Radio Broadcast Lineup Announced". SB Nation . Vox Media. August 5, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
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