KJXK
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KJXK is a radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...

 in San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...

, broadcasting an adult hits
Adult hits
Adult hits is a radio format, popular in the early 2000s, that does not adhere to a specific music genre, but instead draws from a wider playlist...

 music format as a member of the "Jack FM
Jack FM
JACK FM is the alternative name and on-air brand of 60 radio stations in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Russia. Jack stations play a mix of 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s hits with some current hot adult contemporary singles. Jack's slogan "playing what we want" can also be...

" brand. KJXK is the first Jack fm Station in the state of Texas.

History

KTFM 102.7 signed on no later that the early 1970s. In 1972, KTFM was looking into a format switch to Progressive Rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...

, making that change late 1972-1973. This format lasted until at least 1976. In the summer of 1986, the station changed its format to a mainstream pop
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...

 station that would later evolve into Rhythmic Top 40
Rhythmic Contemporary
Rhythmic contemporary, also known as rhythmic top 40, rhythmic contemporary hit radio or rhythmic crossover, is a music radio format that includes a mix of EDM, upbeat rhythmic pop, hip-hop and R&B hits. Rhythmic contemporary rarely uses rock music or country music in its airplay, but it may...

 by 1988. The station at this time was owned by Waterman Broadcasting of Texas. KTFM was the Dominant Top-40 station competing with then KSAQ Q96, which would become KXXM
KXXM
KXXM San Antonio, "Mix 96.1" is a Top 40 station owned by Clear Channel Communications.-History:September 3, 1998 at 5:00 pm Urban Adult Contemporary 961 KSJL becomes the all new Mix 96.1 KSJL FM as a rock-based CHR a couple of weeks later the call letter would change to KXXM. The first song...

 Mix 96, and now defunct KITY
KITY
KITY is a radio station broadcasting a Oldies format. Licensed to Llano, Texas, USA which serves the entire Highland Lakes area: Marble Falls, Burnet, Kingsland, Horseshoe Bay, Granite Shoals, Cottonwood Shores and Llano. The station is currently owned by Bryan A. King...

 "Power 93" (92.9 FM) now Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican
Regional Mexican is a radio format for music radio, typically defined to include Banda, Ranchera, Mariachi and Norteña. It is the most popular radio format targeting Hispanic Americans in the United States....

 "Estereo Latino".

In 2000, the Top-40 market would be shook up by the arrival of a Move-in at the 98.5 Frequency. KBBT was launched as "The Beat", a new Hip-Hop heavy Rhythmic
Rhythmic Contemporary
Rhythmic contemporary, also known as rhythmic top 40, rhythmic contemporary hit radio or rhythmic crossover, is a music radio format that includes a mix of EDM, upbeat rhythmic pop, hip-hop and R&B hits. Rhythmic contemporary rarely uses rock music or country music in its airplay, but it may...

 format which quickly climbed up in the ratings. In August 2001, KTFM would go after KBBT by changing from Mainstream Top-40 to a more Rhythmic Based Top-40 as "Wild 102-7". KBBT had the Hip Hop music
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...

 audience, and KTFM started to see their ratings slide down.

With KTFM competing with Rhythmic KBBT as well as KXXM, ratings were slipping for the Heritage KTFM. In March 2000, Waterman Reached a deal to sell KTFM
KTFM
KTFM is a rhythmic leaning Top 40 radio station serving the San Antonio area. The Border Media Properties outlet operates at 94.1 MHz with an effective radiated power of 40 kW and its city of license is Floresville, Texas.-History:...

 and KTSA
KTSA
KTSA is a News-Talk formatted radio station in San Antonio, Texas. The weekday schedule offers 10 hours of local talk, hosted by Trey Ware , Jack Riccardi , and Sean Rima . KTSA also carries all three hours of "The Dave Ramsey Show" live . Evening and overnight hours include programming from...

 to Infinity Broadasting.

Infinity also owned Sister then Top-40 KRBV "Wild 100" (now KJKK in Dallas) with the same format looking to bring down KBBT 98.5 "The Beat. Infinity would finally throw in the towel and drop "Wild 102-7". KTFM reverted back to mainstream Top-40 with some Rock cuts mixed in. By October 2003 KTFM 102.7 "San Antonio's Original Hit Music Station" called it quits as a CHR and flipped to Rock
Mainstream rock
Mainstream rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations in the United States and Canada.-Format background:...

/Classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...

 Hybrid format known as K-ROCK; the call letters would become KSRX. On 1/1/2006 after a "Free FM" stunt, like the other stations that were to flip to Jack across the country, KSRX was dropped in favor of the popular "Jack" style format. 102.7 became 102.7 "Jack" FM with the "KXJK" calls.

In August 2006 CBS Radio sold KXJK and KTSA to Houston's Border Media for $45 Million dollars. BMP Media would Revive the KTFM
KTFM
KTFM is a rhythmic leaning Top 40 radio station serving the San Antonio area. The Border Media Properties outlet operates at 94.1 MHz with an effective radiated power of 40 kW and its city of license is Floresville, Texas.-History:...

 calls in 2005 on 94.1 FM, which has since reverted back to its Legendary Top-40 format.

The station was owned by CBS Radio
CBS Radio
CBS Radio, Inc., formerly known as Infinity Broadcasting Corporation, is one of the largest owners and operators of radio stations in the United States, third behind main rival Clear Channel Communications and Cumulus Media. CBS Radio owns around 130 radio stations across the country...

 formerly Infinity Broadcasting, but was sold in August 2006 to BMP Radio
BMP Radio
BMP Radio, also known as Border Media Partners, is a privately owned Hispanic focused radio broadcasting company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. On July 17, 2009, Radio-Info.com announced that BMP would be seized by its banks after failing to make debt payments for two years. Ten days later, it was...

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