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KJEE

KJEE is a commercial radio station licensed to Montecito, California, United States, andserves the Santa Barbara area. The station is owned by James Evans under the name of licensee Montecito FM, Inc. and airs a modern rock format.

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KJEE
Broadcast area
Frequency92.9 MHz
Branding92.9 KJEE
Programming
FormatModern rock
Ownership
Owner
  • James Evans
  • (Montecito FM, Inc.)
History
First air date
March 1994 (1994-03)
Technical information1
Licensing authority
FCC
43589
ClassA
ERP820 watts
HAAT270 meters (890 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
34°27′58″N 119°40′41″W / 34.466°N 119.678°W / 34.466; -119.678
Links
Public license information
Websitekjee.com

KJEE (92.9 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Montecito, California, United States, andserves the Santa Barbara area. The station is owned by James Evans under the name of licensee Montecito FM, Inc. and airs a modern rock format.

History

KJEE signed on in March 1994 with a modern rock format.2 Initially, owner James Evans stunted with a variety of formats by playing a different artist each day, eventually choosing to satisfy the unmet demand for alternative rock in the Santa Barbara radio market. During its first few months in operation, KJEE aired with few commercials and did no formal marketing, instead building its audience by appearing at selected local events and through word of mouth. In the Spring 1994 Arbitron ratings report, the first one in which the station appears, KJEE earned a share of 5.6 in the 12+ group in the market and ranked number one among adults 18–34.3

Evans hired only three employees to launch KJEE. Original general manager Eddie Gutierrez sold advertising and planned promotions. Programming director/marketing director Heather Luke made all on-air announcements; assistant PD/assistant MD Deanne Saffran reported on local traffic, answered the station's phones, and voiced commercials. All four staff members also worked regular on-air shifts, pre-recording their material at first.3 Luke departed in June 1995, and Gutierrez and Saffran assumed her PD and MD duties, respectively.4 In September 1995, KHTY morning personality Ricky Suave joined KJEE as its new APD, hosting the same time slot.5

Concerts

Since 2004, KJEE has sponsored an annual series of concerts in the Santa Barbara and Ventura areas featuring alternative rock artists, some of whom originate from the station's listening area.

Bands listed in reverse order of night's performance. Headlining act in bold.

Date Event Venue City Lineup
Tuesday, June 18, 2004 10th Anniversary Bash Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, California 311, The Ataris, Lit, MxPx
Saturday, June 11, 2005 Summer Round-Up Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, California Jimmy Eat World, Hot Hot Heat, Rise Against, The Bravery, Pinback, Pepper, Tegan and Sara, Mad Caddies
Sunday, June 11, 2006 Summer Round-Up Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, California The Strokes, Franz Ferdinand, Yellowcard, Panic! At The Disco, She Wants Revenge, Hard-Fi6
Monday, December 11, 2006 Winter Round-Up Arlington Theater Santa Barbara, California Jet, Angels & Airwaves, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Timmy Curran (Local Favorite)7
Friday, June 8, 2007 Seaside Beach Ball Ventura County Fairgrounds Ventura, California Chris Cornell, Queens of the Stone Age, Sum 41, The Bravery, Silversun Pickups, Shiny Toy Guns, Cold War Kids, Plain White T's8
Sunday, May 18, 2008 The Return Of The Summer Round-Up Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, California The Offspring, Pennywise, Everlast, Flobots, The Whigs, Rebelution9
Sunday, May 17, 2009 Summer Round-Up Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, California Kings of Leon, The Airborne Toxic Event, Far, Iration, White Lies10
Saturday, June 12, 2010 Summer Round-Up Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, California Sublime with Rome, Iration, The Dirty Heads, Cage The Elephant, Dead Country, PSUPERBRAIN11
Friday, June 3, 2011 Summer Round-Up Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, California Cage the Elephant, Lykke Li, Manchester Orchestra, Peter Bjorn and John, Foster the People, Sleeper Agent12
Friday, June 1, 2012 Summer Round-Up Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, California Silversun Pickups, Garbage, The Naked and Famous, Grouplove13
Monday, December 10, 2012 Winter Round-Up Arlington Theater Santa Barbara, California Metric, Tegan and Sara, Youngblood Hawke, Beware of Darkness14
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 Summer Round-Up Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, California Blink-182, New Beat Fund, New Politics, Atlas Genius15
Thursday, May 15, 2014 Summer Round-Up Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, California 311, Young the Giant, Birds of Tokyo, Big Data16
Sunday, May 17, 2015 Summer Round-Up Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, California Of Monsters and Men, Walk the Moon, Banks, Family of the Year, The Blues and Greys17
Friday, June 3, 2016 Summer Round-Up Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, California Iration, Fitz and the Tantrums, The Strumbellas, Wolfmother, Fmlybnd1819
Saturday, June 10, 2017 Summer Round-Up Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, California Empire of the Sun, Bishop Biggs, Judah & the Lion, Soul Majestic2021
Friday, May 11, 2018 Summer Round-Up Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, California Dirty Heads, Cold War Kids, Awolnation, Law, Dante Elephante22
References

References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for KJEE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "Directory of Radio Stations in the U.S." (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook. New Providence, New Jersey: R.R. Bowker. 1996. p. B-48. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  3. Alexander, Shawn (September 16, 1994). "KJEE Debuts No. 1 18-34" (PDF). Radio & Records. p. 26. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  4. "Rumbles" (PDF). Radio & Records. June 16, 1995. p. 20. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  5. "Changes" (PDF). Radio & Records. September 29, 1995. p. 14. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  6. "KJEE's Summer Roundup 2". All Access. All Access Music Group. April 3, 2006. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  7. "KJEE Announces Winter Roundup". All Access. All Access Music Group. November 3, 2006. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  8. "KJEE Presents 'Seaside Beach Ball'". All Access. All Access Music Group. April 20, 2007. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  9. "KJEE Announces 'Summer Round Up'". All Access. All Access Music Group. April 2, 2008. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  10. "KJEE Ready For 'Summer Round-Up'". All Access. All Access Music Group. March 6, 2009. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  11. "KJEE Announces 'Summer Round-Up'". All Access. All Access Music Group. April 2, 2010. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  12. "KJEE Announces 'Summer Round-Up' At Santa Barbara Bowl". All Access. All Access Music Group. April 5, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  13. "KJEE Announces Silversun Pickups Will Headline Summer Round-Up". All Access. All Access Music Group. March 12, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  14. "KJEE Brings Winter Round-Up To Santa Barbara". All Access. All Access Music Group. November 2, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  15. Wenzke, Marissa (September 25, 2013). "Review: KJEE Summer Round-Up at the Santa Barbara Bowl". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  16. "Lineup Announced For KJEE Summer Round-Up". All Access. All Access Music Group. March 11, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  17. Miasnikov, Cassandra (May 14, 2015). "KJEE Summer Round-Up". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  18. "KJEE/Santa Barbara Lines Up Summer Round-Up 2016". All Access. All Access Music Group. March 8, 2016. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  19. Aushenker, Michael (June 7, 2016). "Rockin' Like a (Wolf) Mother!". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  20. "Giddyup For KJEE/Santa Barbara's Summer Round-Up Concert". All Access. All Access Music Group. March 14, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  21. Tanguay, Gabriel (June 13, 2017). "KJEE Summer Round Up Rocks". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  22. "KJEE/Santa Barbara's Summer Round-Up Lineup Is Set". All Access. All Access Music Group. April 4, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
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