KJJZ (95.9 FM, "Kool 95.9") is a radio station

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and broadcasting to the greater Coachella Valley and the

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. Owned by Marker Broadcasting, it broadcasts an

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format.

History

The station first signed on as KAJR and aired an adult hits format as "95.9 Jack FM". The station was launched to give the Coachella Valley a Jack-FM branded station as (

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) in

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, was about 100 miles (160 km) to the west, and could not be listened to in the Coachella Valley. Three years later in 2010, the station rebranded as "95.9 The Oasis" and adapted a

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format. On August 15, 2016, KJJZ rebranded as "Kool 95.9". In March 2021, the station flipped to

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, maintaining the "Kool 95.9" branding and adding the syndicated ''

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'' and ''

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''. On September 20, 2021, KJJZ tweaked their format from hot adult contemporary to Top 40/CHR, branded as "Hot 95.9". On August 22, 2022, KJJZ changed their format from Top 40/CHR to 1960s-1970s oldies, branded as "Kool 95.9".

KJJZ-HD2

On January 28, 2018, KJJZ launched an

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format on its HD2 subchannel, branded as "Alt 101.5". This was the first time the Palm Springs area had an alternative rock station since KMRJ abandoned the format in 2008.

KJJZ-HD4

On August 26, 2022, KJJZ launched a dance format on its HD4 subchannel, branded as "NRG". The HD4 subchannel was then paired with translator K265FH in

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, which had been used to rebroadcast

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(1200 AM).

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