KJAY

KJAY
Broadcast areaSacramento metropolitan area
Frequency1430 kHz
Programming
FormatWeekdays: Hmong talk and music
Weekends: Russian and Christian radio
Ownership
OwnerKJAY, LLC
History
First air date
May 23, 1963
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID65226
ClassD
Power500 watts days
20 watts nights
240 watts (translator)
Transmitter coordinates
38°30′17″N 121°33′39″W / 38.50472°N 121.56083°W / 38.50472; -121.56083
Translator(s)98.1 K251CA (Sacramento)
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.kjayradio.net

KJAY (1430 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Sacramento, California.[2] The station is owned by KJAY, LLC. KJAY airs a World Ethnic radio format consisting of mostly Hmong language programs with some Russian language shows and religious programming on Sundays. (The Hmong are an ethnic group originally from parts of Laos, China, Vietnam, Myanmar and Thailand.)

KJAY is powered at 500 watts by day, using a directional antenna. But to avoid interfering with other stations on 1430 AM, it reduces power at night to 20 watts non-directional. The transmitter located off South River Road in Sacramento, near the Sacramento River.[3] Programming is also heard on 240 watt FM translator K251CA at 98.1 MHz in Sacramento.[4]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KJAY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ FCC.gov/KJAY
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KJAY
  4. ^ Radio-Locator.com/K251CA