JACK FM IS GONE!!!!

[radiodude]

I don;t know when this happened, but i just found out.. 105.5 JACK FM IS GONE!!!!

IN REPLACE IS CLASSIC COUNTRY 105.5 BOB FM!!! DAMN!
As of 4pm today they flipped Jack to BOB FM which is a classic Country Format. They have no idea what or what format they well stick with (as i found out when I called the after hr person). In fact as i found out (after calling) they trying something new with this format.. Putting Personalities on 105.5! In other words, they have no clue on what they are going to do with BOB or if they well go back to Jack.

[Chase]

I don;t know when this happened, but i just found out.. 105.5 JACK FM IS GONE!!!!

IN REPLACE IS CLASSIC COUNTRY 105.5 BOB FM!!! DAMN!

just heard it's going to simulcast 102.3 KDSP.

[Colorado Media Newsroom]

From All Access:

http://www.allaccess.com/assets/img/editorial/raw/kj/kjacnew2012.jpg

FRONT RANGE SPORTS NETWORK has announced that it is flipping Adult Hits KJAC (105.5 JACK FM)/TIMNATH-FORT COLLINS-GREELEY, CO to the Sports format it has on KDSP (102.3 ESPN)/DENVER as 105.5 ESPN.
The stations' lineup includes ESPN RADIO's MIKE AND MIKE IN THE MORNING and COLIN COWHERD, the DENVER-based LES SHAPIRO and JOJO TURNBEAUGH noon-3p and CHARLES JOHNSON and NATE KRECKMAN 3-7p, and ESPN RADIO at other times.
"The power of ESPN along with our live and local content is a win-win for ALL NORTHERN COLORADO Sports Fans," GM TOM MANOOGIAN said in a press release. "They have spoken and we listened!!! MIKE AND MIKE IN THE MORNING is the #1 sports morning show in DENVER and we can't wait to have them on in NORTHERN COLORADO on 105.5 ESPN."

More... (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/allaccess/radio-news/~3/rnxCPuGXlzw/kjac-northern-colorado-flips-to-sports-as-105-5-es)

[radiodude]

just heard it's going to simulcast 102.3 KDSP.

Your right they are! ODD.. before 5 it was BOB FM.. Now it is ESPN! Confusing very very confusing format. I guess BOB was just a very extermly short lived format.

[Rob]

They are running teases over and over about being the new home for sports... with clips from KDSP shows... but not simulcasting yet...

[Chase]

Your right they are! ODD.. before 5 it was BOB FM.. Now it is ESPN! Confusing very very confusing format. I guess BOB was just a very extermly short lived format.

Bob turned out to be a stunt format and whats Incredibly ironic two days ago I recently said in a thread on this site that since 870 KJMP dropped ESPN we could possibly see a ESPN Simulcast with KDSP on KJAC. Turns out my suspicions were correct.

[Colorado Media Newsroom]

From Radio Insight:

The first JackFM in the United States is no more.
Currently stunting as Classic Country “105.5 Bob-FM“, Front Range Sports Network will flip “105.5 Jack-FM” KJAC Timnath/Fort Collins CO to a simulcast of “ESPN 102.3” KDSP Greenwood Village/Denver.
The move brings the stations, which simulcasted from 2008 to 2010 as Jack-FM back together as KJAC covers the northern portions of the Denver market, while 102.3 serves Denver and the western suburbs. 105.5 was supposed to flip to the national ESPN feed in January of this year, but Front Range Sports instead merged the national programming with 102.3′s local programming.
KJAC became the first station in the United States to flip to Variety Hits in April of 2004.

More... (http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/70407/jack-throws-in-the-towel-in-denver/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jack-throws-in-the-towel-in-denver)

[Rob]

KJAC was the first Jack FM formatted station in the US starting in April of 2004. It's too bad it went from all live with top personalities to years later, an all automated station with no promotions or real presence in the market. I think if they would've concentrated on the north end of the state instead of trying to just be a Denver station, the music format could have worked with their limited signal coverage.

I'm not sure how this change to simulcasting KDSP will increase their income revenue-wise. Unless they are looking at more national advertisers.

The Bob format was probably a screwup since that format is also fed via Dial Global, where they were getting the Jack feed.

[DavieGravy]

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[radiodude]

Bob turned out to be a stunt format and whats Incredibly ironic two days ago I recently said in a thread on this site that since 870 KJMP dropped ESPN we could possibly see a ESPN Simulcast with KDSP on KJAC. Turns out my suspicions were correct.

Will your very good at predicting such events Chase. :) Amazing you were right after all? Sad that they didn't care to keep Jack around one bit. It could have been a great station.

[StormDoc]

Last month, when I'd gotten fed up with 870's problems, I went to the affiliate search page at espnradio.com and KJAC showed up for both NoCo and Cheyenne.

[DeeTour]

It's sad to hear about the passing of another Denver radio station. I liked Jack FM, have a couple of t-shirts and memories of winning an office party from them.:(

[Rob]

Last month, when I'd gotten fed up with 870's problems, I went to the affiliate search page at espnradio.com and KJAC showed up for both NoCo and Cheyenne.

Interesting... the next time anyone sees something like that, post it here since most likely it will happen.

[Rob]

It looks like when KDSP is carrying a game that a station in Cheyenne is carrying, KJAC will be carrying something else. I just tuned in to find that KDSP is carrying the Wyoming game and KJAC is carrying the national ESPN radio feed of the Florida game.

[DavieGravy]

It's sad to see Jack go for a sports format, but good luck to them.

[DenverDiamondJack]

KJAC 105.5 had its first sporting event of its own broadcast on Sunday afternoon, 9 September, with the 2:05pm Seattle Seahawks @ Arizona Cardinals NFL game from SportsUSA Radio. KDSP 102.3 had ESPN Radio and local programming during this time slot. Both stations simulcast the earlier SportsUSA Radio broadcast of the NFL contest that started at 11am, the New England Patriots at Tennessee Titans. KDSP did not opt for a co-broadcast of the later game due to a possible conflict developing with their ESPN Radio commitment at 6pm of the Sunday Night Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and Anaheim Angels. By the way, with the Denver Broncos playing in the evening, all six national radio broadcasts (Dial Global, SportsUSA Radio, and Compass Media Radio) were on the air in the Denver metro this Sunday: two each on KKFN 104.3 and KEPN 1600, as well as the ones on KDSP/KJAC. We should get six again next Sunday with Denver playing on Monday night, as well as on Sundays 14 October, 28 October, and 9 December. If this Denver club meets expectations, one other Sunday may have a full slate of the six national radio broadcasts later in the year when the NFL starts the flex portion of their Sunday night schedule. That could be the Sunday finale of this season on 30 December, if the Kansas City Chiefs have shown up by then.

[Rob]

They will be running KDSP and KJAC as 2 separate stations. They have different commercials and unique station IDs. They will be simulcasting SOME programming (like their local shows) but expect different events on each one at certain times.

[radiodude]

They would have to, it's illegal for any station to apparently simulcast these days, without some kind of special permission from the FCC.
So they would have to have their own programming.

[Rob]

It's legal for them to simulcast or do whatever programming they want. The FCC only cares that you have the proper station ID's at the top of the hour.