KJJK (1020

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) is an AM

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licensed to

Fergus Falls, Minnesota Fergus Falls ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 14,119 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, and was estimated to be 14,258 in 2024. Hi ...

. The station serves the Fergus Falls- Detroit Lakes area. The station is currently owned by

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, through licensee Leighton Radio Holdings, Inc. The studios and offices are west of downtown Fergus Falls, at 728 Western Avenue North, near I94. It shares a transmitter site with KJJK-FM, southeast of Fergus Falls, near Wall Lake.

History

The

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issued a

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for the station on September 8, 1986. The station was assigned the KJJK

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on September 23, 1986, and received its license to cover on February 12, 1987. The station formerly broadcast an

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format as "Groovy 1020" and a sports talk format as "1020 The Game". On December 28, 2016, after running Christmas music through most of the month and stunting for 48 hours with non-stop music by Minneapolis native

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, KJJK flipped to Top 40/CHR as "Channel 97.7", utilizing newly signed-on translator K249EZ to expand its signal to FM. An afternoon host using the name "McLovin" will debut in early January.Channel 97.7 Brings CHR To Fergus Falls
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* * * {{Contemporary Hit Radio Stations in Minnesota Radio stations in Minnesota Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1987 1987 establishments in Minnesota Fergus Falls, Minnesota