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KXJM (107.5 FM, "Jam'n 107.5") is a commercial radio station licensed to Banks, Oregon and serving the Portland metropolitan area. KXJM's studios and offices are in Tigard and the transmitter is located in Portland's West Hills. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., and airs a rhythmic hot AC format.
KXJM is the second station in Portland to use these call letters. They previously were found on 95.5, which is now KBFF.
This station got its initial construction permit in June 1990 but didn't sign-on until March 8, 1991. It began as KDBX, owned by Common Ground Broadcasting, and with an effective radiated power of 3,000 watts. At first, it carried the K-Love contemporary Christian music radio format. In 1992, it became "Spirit FM 107.5" with the stated goal of playing Christian hit music 24/7, a first for the Portland market.
On October 1, 1996, the station was bought by American Radio Systems for $14 million. American Radio would later be bought out by Infinity Broadcasting, which in turn merged with CBS Radio. The Christian format was moved to AM 800 KPDQ, while 107.5 would offer a new format. After stunting with alternative rock music for 24 hours as "107.5 The End",[citation needed] the station flipped to Modern AC and changed its call sign to KBBT - The Beat at 107 dot 5. Those call letters were formerly on AM 970 (now KUFO). The station specialized in newer music, but by 1999, KBBT mixed in 1980s' hits as well. On June 2, 2000, most of the on-air staff was fired, with exception of Cort Webber (of Cort and Fatboy fame) and Troy Daniels. The station flipped to KVMX Mix 107.5 with an all-1980s hits format. In 2006, it shifted to a "Rock Hits" format focusing mostly on rock music from the 1980s, and picked up Bob Rivers' syndicated morning show, which was based at KZOK-FM in Seattle.
On October 5, 2006, at 10 a.m., immediately after Rivers' show, KVMX changed its format to Rhythmic Hot AC as "MOViN 107.5". The "MOViN'" brand had previously been picked up by KQMV in Seattle, KMVN in Los Angeles, KYMV in Salt Lake City, KFRC in San Francisco, WMVN/St. Louis and KMVK in Dallas (KMVK used the same logo as KVMX due to both stations being at 107.5.)
KVMX's Program Director, Lisa Adams (who continued in the same position after KVMX's transition to Rhythmic Top 40 in May 2008), was KQMV's first PD the day it launched its "MOViN'" format in May 2006, and had been formerly a DJ with KBBT. Around this same time, the station got a sizable boost in its audio signal, going from 2,000 watts to 36,000 watts along with an increase in its antenna height. The move essentially gave KVMX a signal equal to the other major Portland-area FM stations.
On May 1, 2008, Rose City Radio Corporation announced it would change the format of KXJM, "Jammin' 95.5", the market's first Rhythmic Contemporary station, to all sports on May 12, 2008 as "95.5 The Game." The shift almost left Portland without a hip-hop-based station, and possibly without a home for "The Playhouse" morning radio show.
But that would all change eight days later, when KVMX dropped the "MOViN'" format to become Portland's newest Rhythmic Contemporary outlet. The transition began May 9, at 6 p.m., when CBS Radio acquired the Rhythmic format, the website and intellectual properties, including the popular morning show "The Playhouse" and the KXJM call letters, from Rose City. While the changes were underway, both KVMX and KXJM simulcast via KXJM's web stream. The transition was completed on May 12, 2008 at 9 a.m., as the 107.5 frequency become the new "JAMMiN' 107-5" KXJM, "Portland's Hits & Hip-Hop", while the original KXJM became "95.5 The Game". "The Playhouse" was simulcast on both KVMX and KXJM on May 12, then kicked off Jammin' 107-5's new lineup on May 13. On May 27, 2008, the KVMX to KXJM call letter change was approved by the FCC, while 95.5 became KXTG. In May 2011, KXTG's sports format moved to 750 AM and 95.5 became KBFF.
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KXJM
KXJM (107.5 FM, "Jam'n 107.5") is a commercial radio station licensed to Banks, Oregon and serving the Portland metropolitan area. KXJM's studios and offices are in Tigard and the transmitter is located in Portland's West Hills. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., and airs a rhythmic hot AC format.
KXJM is the second station in Portland to use these call letters. They previously were found on 95.5, which is now KBFF.
This station got its initial construction permit in June 1990 but didn't sign-on until March 8, 1991. It began as KDBX, owned by Common Ground Broadcasting, and with an effective radiated power of 3,000 watts. At first, it carried the K-Love contemporary Christian music radio format. In 1992, it became "Spirit FM 107.5" with the stated goal of playing Christian hit music 24/7, a first for the Portland market.
On October 1, 1996, the station was bought by American Radio Systems for $14 million. American Radio would later be bought out by Infinity Broadcasting, which in turn merged with CBS Radio. The Christian format was moved to AM 800 KPDQ, while 107.5 would offer a new format. After stunting with alternative rock music for 24 hours as "107.5 The End",[citation needed] the station flipped to Modern AC and changed its call sign to KBBT - The Beat at 107 dot 5. Those call letters were formerly on AM 970 (now KUFO). The station specialized in newer music, but by 1999, KBBT mixed in 1980s' hits as well. On June 2, 2000, most of the on-air staff was fired, with exception of Cort Webber (of Cort and Fatboy fame) and Troy Daniels. The station flipped to KVMX Mix 107.5 with an all-1980s hits format. In 2006, it shifted to a "Rock Hits" format focusing mostly on rock music from the 1980s, and picked up Bob Rivers' syndicated morning show, which was based at KZOK-FM in Seattle.
On October 5, 2006, at 10 a.m., immediately after Rivers' show, KVMX changed its format to Rhythmic Hot AC as "MOViN 107.5". The "MOViN'" brand had previously been picked up by KQMV in Seattle, KMVN in Los Angeles, KYMV in Salt Lake City, KFRC in San Francisco, WMVN/St. Louis and KMVK in Dallas (KMVK used the same logo as KVMX due to both stations being at 107.5.)
KVMX's Program Director, Lisa Adams (who continued in the same position after KVMX's transition to Rhythmic Top 40 in May 2008), was KQMV's first PD the day it launched its "MOViN'" format in May 2006, and had been formerly a DJ with KBBT. Around this same time, the station got a sizable boost in its audio signal, going from 2,000 watts to 36,000 watts along with an increase in its antenna height. The move essentially gave KVMX a signal equal to the other major Portland-area FM stations.
On May 1, 2008, Rose City Radio Corporation announced it would change the format of KXJM, "Jammin' 95.5", the market's first Rhythmic Contemporary station, to all sports on May 12, 2008 as "95.5 The Game." The shift almost left Portland without a hip-hop-based station, and possibly without a home for "The Playhouse" morning radio show.
But that would all change eight days later, when KVMX dropped the "MOViN'" format to become Portland's newest Rhythmic Contemporary outlet. The transition began May 9, at 6 p.m., when CBS Radio acquired the Rhythmic format, the website and intellectual properties, including the popular morning show "The Playhouse" and the KXJM call letters, from Rose City. While the changes were underway, both KVMX and KXJM simulcast via KXJM's web stream. The transition was completed on May 12, 2008 at 9 a.m., as the 107.5 frequency become the new "JAMMiN' 107-5" KXJM, "Portland's Hits & Hip-Hop", while the original KXJM became "95.5 The Game". "The Playhouse" was simulcast on both KVMX and KXJM on May 12, then kicked off Jammin' 107-5's new lineup on May 13. On May 27, 2008, the KVMX to KXJM call letter change was approved by the FCC, while 95.5 became KXTG. In May 2011, KXTG's sports format moved to 750 AM and 95.5 became KBFF.