KMJ (AM)

KMJ

Fresno, California
Broadcast area	Central California
Frequency	580 kHz
Branding	KMJ Now
Programming
Format	News/talk
Affiliations	Fox News Radio Premiere Networks Radio America Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Cumulus Media Inc. (Cumulus Licensing LLC)
Sister stations	KMGV, KMJ-FM, KSKS, KWYE
History
First air date	1922
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	26923
Class	B
Power	50,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	36°39′33″N 119°20′47″W / 36.65917°N 119.34639°W / 36.65917; -119.34639 (main antenna) 36°41′37″N 120°3′16″W / 36.69361°N 120.05444°W / 36.69361; -120.05444 (auxiliary antenna)
Repeater(s)	105.9 KMJ-FM (Fresno)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.kmjnow.com

KMJ (580 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Fresno, California. It airs a news/talk radio format, and simulcasts with sister station KMJ-FM. Owned by Cumulus Media, the studios and offices are located at the Radio City building on Shaw Avenue in North Fresno.

The transmitter site is in Orange Cove, California, on East American Avenue at Cove Road.^[2] While AM 580 is a regional broadcast frequency, the station is powered at 50,000 watts, the highest power for an AM station permitted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). To protect other stations on AM 580, KMJ uses a four-tower array directional antenna. The signal covers most of Central California and reaches into the Bay Area, Sacramento and Bakersfield. KMJ is Central California's primary entry point station in the Emergency Alert System.