KJFK (AM)
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", utilizing 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.
| 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 (as KGDR at 1500 KHz) |
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 | |
| Facility ID | 41211 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
| Translator(s) | 96.3 K242DE (Austin) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | jack963fm |
| Satellite station | |
| KJFK-FM | |
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| 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 (as KTHE) |
Former call signs | KTHE (2016-2022) |
Call sign meaning | John Fitzgerald Kennedy (former President of the United States of America) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 198631 |
| Class | C3 |
| Power | 8,000 watts |
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.