KJXK (102.7 FM, "102.7 Jack FM") is a

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, broadcasting an adult hits

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using the "

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" brand. It is owned by

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with

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s on Eisenhauer Road in Northeast San Antonio. KJXK has an

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(ERP) of 100,000

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s. The

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is atop

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in downtown San Antonio, off Cesar Chavez Boulevard.

History

Progressive Rock

102.7 had its initial

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issued on November 20, 1967, as the FM counterpart of KTSA (550 AM). ( Guide to reading History Cards) On June 7, 1968, it was given the

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KTSA-FM, which was shortened to KTFM prior to

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. KTFM officially went on the air for the first time on . It was originally owned by Waterman Broadcasting of Texas and it largely

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ed KTSA. In 1972, management decided to switch KTFM to

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. This format lasted until 1976, when it shifted towards a more structured

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format, playing the most popular tracks from top selling albums.

Top 40

In 1980, the station dropped its album rock format for Top 40/CHR. Its Top 40 format would later evolve into a

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direction in late 1988. KTFM was one of three dominant Top 40 stations in San Antonio, competing with the other two dominant CHR stations, KSAQ (96.1 FM, now

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) and KITY (92.9 FM, now

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). Throughout the 80s and 90s, KTFM was a radio partner of Santikos Theatres. The station promoted itself in the policy trailers for the theater chain, as well as aired movie reviews and special screening announcements for the theaters. In March 2000, Waterman reached a deal to sell KTFM and KTSA to

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for $90 million, as Waterman was looking to focus solely on its television assets. That same year, the Top 40 market would be shaken up by the arrival of a move-in at the 98.5 FM frequency. KBBT was launched as "The Beat", with a Rhythmic format featuring

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. The Beat quickly climbed up in the ratings. In August 2001, KTFM decided to challenge KBBT by changing from Mainstream Top 40 to a more rhythmic-leaning format as "Wild 102-7". KBBT had the hip hop audience, and KTFM started to see its ratings decline.

K-Rock and Jack FM

On October 24, 2003, KTFM dropped the Top 40 format after 17 years and flipped to

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as "102.7 K-Rock." The call letters became KSRX. The first song on "K-Rock" was "

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. However,

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was the veteran rock station in San Antonio, and KSRX was unable to compete for rock listeners. On January 1, 2006, after a brief " Free FM"

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, KSRX flipped to adult hits as "102.7 Jack FM", and changed call letters to KJXK. The first song on Jack FM was "

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Changes in Ownership

In August 2006, CBS Radio sold KJXK and KTSA to Border Media Partners (BMP) for $45 million. Meanwhile, BMP revived the KTFM calls in 2005 on 94.1 FM, which has since reverted to its well-known Top 40 format. On October 14, 2013, BMP sold KJXK and the rest of its San Antonio cluster to L&L Broadcasting (now

) for $31 million. The transaction closed on January 31, 2014. On January 7, 2016, at 4 p.m., after a half-hour of "goodbye"-themed songs (ending with " Someone like You" by

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), KJXK briefly stunted with country music. During the stunt, it kept the “Jack FM” name, but included barnyard sounds in the bumpers and branded the

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page as "102.7 Yeehaw FM". As sister station KTFM was stunting at the same time, this led listeners to believe KTFM was moving back to 102.7 FM. However, at 5 p.m., “Jack” returned, and the country music was revealed to be a publicity stunt.Jack-FM San Antonio Stunting With Country Music?
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