KKMJ-FM

KKMJ-FM is an Austin, Texas radio station operating an Adult Contemporary format playing music from mainly the 1970s through today. Better known as "Majic 95.5," is licensed to the city with an ERP of 49,000 watts at 95.5 MHz from a transmitter site near West Lake Hills, Texas, and is owned by Entercom Radio. The station has studios located near Loop 360 in West Lake Hills (with an Austin address).

A simulcast of sister station KJCE can be heard on HD Radio 95.5 HD-2, and Urban AC "96.3 RNB" on 95.5 HD-3.

History

The history of 95.5 FM in Austin, Texas, dates back to 1958, when KAZZ (pronounced "kazz" to rhyme with "jazz") signed on playing big band and jazz music with only 250 watts of power. The station was purchased in 1963 by Monroe Lopez, owner of several Mexican restaurants in the Austin area. Under Lopez' ownership, KAZZ adopted a block-programming format featuring various different types of music throughout the broadcast day, including easy listening, jazz, country, show tunes, R&B, and, starting in 1964, Top 40, making KAZZ (now known as "Kay-Zee" or "Alive 95" on air) the first FM station in Austin to play rock and roll. During this time, the station also expanded its broadcast day from 6am-1am to 24 hours. In November 1967, Lopez sold KAZZ to the owners of 1370 KOKE-AM, and in January 1968 the station began simulcasting KOKE-AM's country format as KOKE-FM.