KJCK is a radio station

Radio station

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 broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Junction City, Kansas

Junction City, Kansas

Junction City is a city in and the county seat of Geary County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 23,353. Fort Riley, a major U.S. Army post, is nearby...

, USA, the station serves the Salina-Manhattan area. The station is currently owned by Platinum Broadcasting Co., Inc. and features programing from ABC Radio , Sporting News Radio

Sporting News Radio

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 and Westwood One

Westwood One

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For many years, this station carried a country music

Country music

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 format. Prior to the mid-1970's, the station simulcasted with its Sister FM station

KJCK-FM

KJCK-FM is a Top 40 music formatted radio station owned by Platinum Broadcasting , along with sister stations KJCK "1420 KJCK The Talk of JC" and KQLA "Q 103.5". The station is broadcast from Junction City, Kansas, broadcasting on 97.5 MHz with an ERP of 100,000 kW...

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On October 6, 2011, Platinum Broadcasting announced it was ceasing operations, and that the station, along with its sister stations, would be sold to Hays

Hays, Kansas

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-based Eagle Communications, pending FCC

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approval .