KJON (850
kHz
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) is an
AM radio station
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licensed
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to
Carrollton, Texas
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, and serving the
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. It is owned and operated by Chatham Hill Foundation, which runs the religious
Guadalupe Radio Network
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. KJON carries a
Spanish-language
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Catholic
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talk and teaching radio format
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. It is
sister station
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s with
KATH
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910 AM
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, which broadcasts a similar format in English.
By day, KJON is powered at 5,000
watt
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s.
850 AM
The following radio stations broadcast on AM frequency 850 kHz: 850 AM is a United States clear-channel frequency. KOA and KICY share Class A status of 850 kHz.
In Argentina
* La Gauchita in Morón, Buenos Aires
In Mexico
* ...
is a
clear channel frequency reserved for
Class A KOA
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Denver
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. For that reason, KJON is a
daytimer
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station and must leave the air at night to avoid interference. The
transmitter
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is off Dallas Parkway in
Celina, Texas
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The population was 16,739 at the 2020 census, and according to 2024 census estimates, the city is estimated to ...
.
History
The station was KRPT until 1997 in
Anadarko, Oklahoma
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History
Anadarko got its name when its post offic ...
, when it became KJON. The station moved to the Dallas area on June 10, 2003. Station signed on with a
Tropical music
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format on May 3, 2004.
In November, 2006 the station license wa
transferredfrom
BMP Fort Worth to Chatham Hill Foundation
details
External links
DFW Radio/TV History
JON
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Catholic radio stations
JON
Jon is a shortened form of the common given name Jonathan, derived from "YHWH has given". The name is spelled Jón in Iceland and on the Faroe Islands. In the Nordic countries, it is derived from Johannes.
Notable people
* Jon Aaraas (born 1986 ...
JON
Jon is a shortened form of the common given name Jonathan, derived from "YHWH has given". The name is spelled Jón in Iceland and on the Faroe Islands. In the Nordic countries, it is derived from Johannes.
Notable people
* Jon Aaraas (born 1986 ...
Radio stations established in 1997
JON
Jon is a shortened form of the common given name Jonathan, derived from "YHWH has given". The name is spelled Jón in Iceland and on the Faroe Islands. In the Nordic countries, it is derived from Johannes.
Notable people
* Jon Aaraas (born 1986 ...
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