KJCK-FM
| City | Junction City, Kansas |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Junction City-Manhattan-Fort Riley |
| Branding | "Power Hits 97.5" |
| Slogan | "Your #1 Hit Music Station" "All The Hits" |
| Frequency | 97.5 (MHz) |
| First air date | 1965 |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| ERP | 100,000 Watts |
| HAAT | 192 meters |
| Class | C1 |
| Callsign meaning | K Junction City Kansas |
| Owner | Eagle Communications |
| Webcast | Listen Live! |
| Website | http://www.powerhits975.com |
KJCK-FM (97.5 FM, "Power Hits 97.5") is a Top 40 (CHR) music formatted radio station owned by Eagle Communications, along with sister stations KJCK and KQLA. The station is broadcast from Junction City, Kansas, broadcasting on 97.5 MHz with an ERP of 100,000 watts. The station serves the Junction City-Manhattan-Fort Riley area, as well as some portions of Northern and Central Kansas.
KJCK-FM is one of the most powerful stations in Kansas, due to its ERP. KJCK is also one of the oldest stations in Kansas. KJCK-FM is currently the most listened to radio station in the market.
KJCK-FM first went on the air in July 1965 as a simulcast of KJCK. This simulcast continued until the mid-1970s, when the formats split. The FM side continued with a Top 40 format, while the AM eventually flipped to country.
The station was known as "Power 94.5" through the 1990s and aired a Rhythmic contemporary format competing against (now sister station) KQLA. After that station was acquired by Power 94.5's owners (Platinum Broadcasting) in 1997, the station moved to its current Contemporary hit radio format, while KQLA moved to a satellite-fed Hot Adult Contemporary format. The station kept leaning rhythmic during this time. In 2000, the moniker was changed to "The Big Kat 94.5". A year later, the station gained a competitor when KACZ signed on the air with the same Top 40 format, albeit with a more adult-oriented direction.
The station moved from 94.5 to 97.5 in September 2002 due to moving the 97.3 frequency to Kansas City, which cost several other stations across Kansas to change frequencies (Topeka country music station WIBW-FM currently occupies the 94.5 frequency), but retained the "The Big Kat" moniker after the move.
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