KJMO (97.5 FM) is a radio station serving Central Missouri with a classic hits music format. This station broadcasts in HD and is under ownership of

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History

, much of the programming featured on KJMO was from

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from ABC Radio. Richard Matthews was the live and local morning show host. On March 27, 2018, Cumulus filed to transfer KJMO and three other stations ( WTOD, WPCK, and WNUQ) into the Cumulus Reorganization Divestiture Trust for a future sale. , KJMO had dropped its

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format, by then provided by

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format, in favor of the classic hits format previously heard on sister station

KZJF KZJF (104.1 FM) was a radio station that broadcast a classic hits format. Licensed to Jefferson City, Missouri, United States, the station was owned by Cumulus Media. History The station was assigned the call letters KBQF on October 29, 199 ...

; Cumulus had shut down KZJF and surrendered its license to the

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(FCC), eliminating the need for the company to sell KJMO or any other station in the Columbia/

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market as part of its bankruptcy restructuring. KJMO went silent in March 2025. It is one of 11 Cumulus stations to close the weekend of March 14, as part of a larger shutdown of underperforming Cumulus stations. Cumulus silences two Mid-Missouri radio stations

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