KKDO (94.7
FM) is a
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to
Fair Oaks, California
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, and serving the
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radio market
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. The station calls itself "Alt 94.7" and it programs an
alternative rock
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radio format
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. The
Audacy, Inc.
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outlet has its
transmitter
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off Rosebud Lane in
Citrus Heights
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. Its studios are located in
North Highlands
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(with a Sacramento address).
KKDO broadcasts in the
HD Radio
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format. Its HD2 subchannel carries "Channel Q," an
Audacy
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format of
LGBTQ
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talk
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...
and
EDM
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dance music
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.
History
In Carson City
KKDO is considered to be a "move in" station, because it moved about 80 miles in be a part of the larger, more lucrative Sacramento radio market. The station
signed on
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the air in
Carson City, Nevada
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, on November 25, 1970, as KNIS. It was owned by Western Inspirational Broadcasters, Inc., and broadcast from McClellan Park with a
Christian radio
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format. In 1984, Western Inspirational Broadcasters sold the station to Sapphire Broadcasting, though it would retain Western's religious format.
In 1990, a new KNIS, now the key station of the
Pilgrim Radio
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religious network, went on the air at 91.3 FM. 94.7 became KRWR at the same time and asked the
Federal Communications Commission
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(FCC) for permission to move from Carson City to Fair Oaks, California. The station became KIZS in 1992 and KTHX-FM in 1994 as the FCC decided on the Fair Oaks proposal. In 1996, the Susquehanna Radio Company, acquired the newly minted Sacramento market station for $14.95 million. Susquehanna would sell the station to
Entercom
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a year later.
Smooth Jazz
In 1998, 94.7 entered the Sacramento market with a
smooth jazz
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format as KSSJ. KSSJ proved to be a success story in the market, where it established itself as one of the top-rated stations in several
Arbitron
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ratings reports since its sign on. It was the successor to KSSJ at 101.9 FM, which ended when
American Radio Systems
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sold 101.9 to EXCL Communications (now part of
Entravision Communications
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) and the KSSJ intellectual property went to Entercom.
In late February 2010, KSSJ dropped its "Smooth Jazz" slogan, re-branding itself as simply "94/7 KSSJ" while also changing its
logo
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and adding additional
adult contemporary
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and
urban AC
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vocals to the
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, transitioning to Smooth AC.
Alternative rock
On March 3, 2010, the KSSJ website, as well as e-mails sent to station listeners, indicated that the format would change at noon that day. Management stated "the audience for the station can no longer sustain the business of the station."
At 12:01 p.m. on March 3, KSSJ switched to a gold-based
alternative rock
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format, branded as "Radio 94-7." The call letters were also changed to KKDO.
The first song on "Radio" was
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". This is a return to the alternative rock format for Sacramento after longtime alternative station and sister station
KWOD
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KWOD originat ...
flipped to all-90s music in 2009.
On April 6, 2018, KKDO rebranded as "Alt 94-7", this time adopting a more current-based Alternative presentation in line with Entercom’s “Alt” branding. In September 2020, the station added DJs syndicated from other alternative stations across the country as part of a nationalization of the format by Entercom.
KKDO-HD2
On October 11, 2018, KKDO launched a dance/EDM format on its HD2 subchannel, branded as "Out Now".
Entercom Debuts Out Now LGBTQ HD Network in Five Markets
Radioinsight - October 11, 2018 On November 1, 2018, the station rebranded as "Channel Q
Channel Q (stylized as CHANNEL Q) is an LGBT lifestyle talk and EDM top 40 radio network created, owned, and operated by Audacy, Inc. The network airs on the Audacy internet radio service, as well as on Audacy-owned terrestrial radio stati ...
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References
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Modern rock radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1970
1970 establishments in California
Audacy, Inc. radio stations