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| Broadcast area | Seattle metropolitan area/Puget Sound |
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| Frequency | 96.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 96.5 Jack FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult hits |
| Subchannels | HD2: Alternative rock "Alt 96.5 HD2" HD3: Conservative talk (KPTR simulcast) |
| Affiliations | Jack FM network Seattle Kraken Washington Huskies NCAAF |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KBKS-FM, KHHO, KJEB, KJR, KJR-FM, KPTR, KZOK-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1959 (as KLSN) |
Former call signs | KLSN (1959–1972)[1] KYAC (1972–1977)[1] KYYX (1977[1]–1984) KKMI (1984–1985) KQKT (1985–1987) KXRX (1987–1994)[2] KYCW (1994–1999)[2] KYPT (1999–2003)[2] KRQI (2003–2004)[2] KRQI-FM (2004–2005)[2] |
Call sign meaning | Pronounced as Jack |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 1091 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 52,000 watts 70,000 watts (CP) |
| HAAT | 696 meters (2,283 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 47°30′16″N 121°58′07″W / 47.504556°N 121.968722°W 47°30′17″N 121°58′08″W / 47.504639°N 121.968833°W (CP and APP) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | jackseattle.iheart.com alt965.iheart.com (HD2) |
KJAQ (96.5 FM) is a commercial radio station in Seattle, Washington. KJAQ airs an adult hits music format branded as "Jack FM". It is owned by iHeartMedia. The studios and offices are in the Belltown neighborhood northwest of Downtown Seattle. The station's transmitter is on Tiger Mountain in Issaquah.[4] KJAQ broadcasts in the HD Radio format. The HD-2 subchannel carries an alternative rock format and HD-3 simulcasts conservative talk KPTR, also owned by iHeart.
- ^ a b c History Cards for KJAQ, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KJAQ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "KJAQ-FM 96.5 MHz - Seattle, WA". radio-locator.com. Retrieved May 21, 2023.