KJOY (99.3 FM) is a

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. The station is owned by

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and broadcasts an

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, switching to

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for much of November and December. The

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s and offices are on Transworld Drive in Stockton. It uses the slogan "Lite Rock, Less Talk." KJOY has an

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(ERP) of 4,000

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s. The

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is off West Lane in Stockton, near the

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History

On , the station first

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. Its original

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was KJAX. Owned by Joseph Gamble Stations Inc., it was the FM

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to KJOY (1280 AM, now

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). On November 15, 1989, KJAX changed its callsign to KJOY-FM. On June 26, 1998, Joseph Gamble Stations sold KJOY to Silverado Broadcasting, headed by Ron Miller, for $3.6 million. In February 2003, Silverado sold four stations, including KJOY, to

Citadel Broadcasting Citadel Broadcasting Corporation was a Las Vegas, Nevada-based broadcast holding company founded and developed by Larry Wilson. Citadel owned 243 radio stations across the United States and was the third-largest radio station owner in the count ...

for $25.5 million. On March 10, 2011,

purchased Citadel for $2.4 billion. The deal closed on September 16, 2011 following a review of the deal by the

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and divestitures required to comply with ownership limits.

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