KJFK (AM)

KJFK

Austin, Texas
Broadcast area	Austin-San Marcos-Round Rock metropolitan area
Frequency	1490 kHz (HD Radio)
Branding	96.3 Jack FM
Programming
Format	Adult hits
Affiliations	Jack FM network
Ownership
Owner	Township Media, LLC
Sister stations	KTSN, KCTI-FM
History
First air date	1926; 98 years ago (1926)
Former call signs	KGDR (1926–1929) KUT (1929–1932) KNOW (1932–1988) KEYU (1988–1989) KMOW (1989–1993) KFON (1993–2012) KLGO (2012–2014) KTAE (2014–2017) KTSN (2017–2022) KFIT (2022)
Former frequencies	1500 kHz (1926–1941)
Call sign meaning	John Fitzgerald Kennedy (former President of the United States of America)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	41211
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts unlimited
Translator(s)	96.3 K242DE (Austin)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	jack963fm.com
Satellite station
KJFK-FM
Llano, Texas
Broadcast area	Llano, Texas-Texas Hill Country area
Frequency	96.3 MHz
Branding	96.3 Jack FM
Programming
Format	Adult hits
Affiliations	Jack FM network
Ownership
Owner	Township Media, LLC
History
First air date	June 17, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-06-17)
Former call signs	KTHE (2016–2022)
Call sign meaning	John Fitzgerald Kennedy (former President of the United States of America)
Technical information[2]
Facility ID	198631
Class	C3
Power	8,000 watts
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

KJFK (1490 kHz) and KJFK-FM (96.3 MHz) are a pair of terrestrial radio stations, which serve Austin, Texas, and Llano, Texas, United States respectively. Both facilities are owned by Township Media and broadcast an adult hits format as "96.3 Jack FM", using the nationally syndicated Jack FM licensing. KJFK can also be heard in Austin proper on translator K242DE and in Giddings, Texas on KGID, both of which also operate on 96.3 FM.

1490 AM is the oldest continuously licensed radio station serving Austin. The facility broadcasts at 1,000 watts from a transmitter located on Tillery Street at East 4th Street near downtown Austin. The studios and offices for Township Media are in the Hill Country Galleria Mall on Hill Country Boulevard at State Highway 71 in Bee Cave.