KNMJ (100.9 FM) is a

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licensed to serve

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. The station, established in 1995, is currently owned by

New Mexico Junior College New Mexico Junior College (NMJC) is a public junior college in unincorporated Lea County, New Mexico, near Hobbs. History and campus New Mexico Junior College first opened in the fall of 1966, with a current enrollment of 3,375. The campus ...

History

This station received its original

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from the

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on December 29,

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

. The new station was assigned the KNJT

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by the FCC on February 26, 1993. That initial call sign was changed to KYRK on April 16, 1993. KYRK received its license to cover from the FCC on July 27, 1995. In December 1998, license holder Mark C. Nolte announced an agreement to transfer this station to Fivestar Enterprises L.C. The deal was approved by the FCC on February 8, 1999, and the transaction was consummated on February 24, 1999. The new owners had the FCC change the station's call sign to KEJL on March 15, 1999. On November 22, 2013, Fivestar Enterprises assigned KEJL's license to related licensee Fivestar Media Corporation. On September 1, 2014, the station swapped call signs with AM 1110 KPER. On September 29, 2014, 100.9 went silent as the Shared Services Agreement between Noalmark and Fivestar Enterprises came to an end. Fivestar donated the station's license to New Mexico Junior College Foundation effective June 23, 2015. The station's call sign was changed to the current KNMJ on August 31, 2015. Effective January 27, 2021, the Foundation transferred KNMJ's license to New Mexico Junior College for $10. The Station General Manager is Susan Fine.

Engineering

Facility designs, equipment selection and technical installation made in consultation with David Stewart of Moving Target Consulting Works.

References

External links

Official Website
* {{FM station data, 40206, KNMJ NMJ Radio stations established in 1992 Lea County, New Mexico New Mexico Junior College