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{{short description|Christian radio station in Keene, Texas}}
{{Infobox Radioradio station
| name = KJCR
| name = KJRN-FM
| image = [[Image:KJCR-FM Logo.jpg]]
| logo = KJRN logo.png
| city = [[Keene, Texas]]
| city = [[Keene, Texas]]
| area = [[Johnson County, Texas|Johnson County]], southern [[Tarrant County]]
| branding = ''88.3 KJCR''The Journey
| airdate = [[1974 in radio|1974]] as KSUC▼
| slogan =
| frequency = 88.3 [[megahertzHertz|MHz]]▼
▲ | airdate = [[1974]] as KSUC
| format = [[Christian radio|Christianadult contemporary]]▼
▲ | frequency = 88.3 [[megahertz|MHz]]
| erp = 2,300 [[watt]]s
▲ | format = [[Christian radio|Christian]]
| haat = 81 meters
| power =
| class = C3▼
| erp = 23,000 watts
| facility_id = 61585
▲ | class = C3
| former_callsigns = KSUC ([[1974]]-[[1984]]1974–1984)<br/>KJCR (1984–2010)▼
| callsign_meaning = '''K'''eene '''C'''ollege '''R'''adio
| owner = [[Southwestern Adventist University]]▼
▲ | former_callsigns = KSUC ([[1974]]-[[1984]])
| webcast = {{url|1=https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/index.cfm?stationCallSign=KJRN|2=Listen Live}}
▲ | owner = [[Southwestern Adventist University]]
| website = {{url|https://883thejourney.org/}}
| webcast =
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| website = [http://www.kjcr.fm/ kjcr.fm]
| affiliations =
}}
{{Seventh-day Adventism}}
'''KJRN''' (88.3 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[non-commercial]] [[radio station]] [[City of license|licensed]] to [[Keene, Texas]]. The station broadcasts a [[Christian adult contemporary]] [[radio format]] and calls itself "88.3 The Journey." KJRN is owned by [[Southwestern Adventist University]]. The [[Disk jockey|DJs]] consist of both full-time on-air talent and part-time university students. Studios are on the campus on North College Drive and the [[transmitter]] is a short distance away off North Old Betsy Road. The signal of the station covers much of [[Johnson County, Texas|Johnson County]], part of southern [[Tarrant County]], and can be heard in the southwestern section of the [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex]].
 
==History==
'''KJCR''' is an [[FM broadcasting|FM]] radio station licensed to [[Keene, Texas]]. The signal of the station covers much of [[Johnson County, Texas|Johnson County]] and parts of southern [[Tarrant County]] with a [[Christian radio|Christian]] format.
[[Image:KJCR_towerKJCR tower.jpg|left|thumb|View of KJCR transmission tower taken from N. Old Betsy Road]]▼
 
The idea for a radio station was proposed in 1968. A gift to the college by Arkansas radio pioneer Raymond Beem financed the station's start-up costs; station planning began in 1973.
▲[[Image:KJCR_tower.jpg|left|thumb|View of KJCR transmission tower taken from N. Old Betsy Road]]
 
The station began as '''KSUC''' (for Southwestern Union College) in [[1974]]. The 88.3 frequency was chosen because it rhymed with the call letters. The idea for a radio station was proposed in [[1968]]. A gift to the college by Arkansas radio pioneer [[Raymond Beem]] financed the station's start-up costs; station planning began in [[1973]]. The studios were located in the school's Heritage Hall in a dorm room.

By [[1984]], station management decided to abandon the KSUC call letters as the name of the college had changed, and applied for replacement calls KJCR, and the station moved from the dorm room to the studios at 304 N. College Drive.

On [[May 5]], [[1989]], 110-mile per hour winds toppled the station's transmitter, destroying 60 feet of tower sections and two of four antenna elements. In two days, the station returned to the air under temporary authorization on a 75-foot tower at 925 watts. Construction began on a new 180' tower by the fall, and was put into use on [[May 18]], [[1990]]. A power increase was granted for 4,000 watts with an ERP of 232,000300 watts directed to the west.

In November, 1999, KJCR began broadcasting 24 hours a day with the aid of [[voicetracking]] software during overnight hours.
 
On September 3, 2009, around 9:30 pm the KJCR studios suffered from a fire attributed to lightning. Four fire departments responded and the fire was contained primarily to the attic; however, the station was knocked off the air and over $90,000 in equipment was damaged. Broadcasts resumed the next day from temporary studios.<ref
name="_fire">{{cite web
| title = Lightning Strikes SWAU Radio Station
| publisher = Adventist Review
| url = http://www.adventistreview.org/article.php?id=2836
| access-date = 2010-02-20
}}</ref><ref
name="ctr_fire">{{cite web
| last = Smith
| first = Matt
| title = Fire damages SWAU radio station
| publisher = Cleburne Times Review
| date = 2009-09-04
| url = http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/swau/x46875895/Fire-damages-SWAU-radio-station
| access-date = 2010-02-20
}}</ref><ref
name="tso_fire">{{cite web
| last = Lozano
| first = Jessica
| title = Lightning causes fire at KJCR
| publisher = The Southwesterner Online
| date = 2009-09-04
| url = http://southwesterner.swau.edu/index/news-app/story.407/title.lightning-causes-fire-at-kjcr
| access-date = 2010-02-20
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100610045329/http://southwesterner.swau.edu/index/news-app/story.407/title.lightning-causes-fire-at-kjcr
| archive-date = 2010-06-10
| url-status = dead
}}</ref>
 
In May 2010, KJCR went silent to prepare for a station re-launch. It was re-licensed as KJRN on June 17, 2010.<ref
name="fcc1">{{cite web
| title = Call Sign History KJRN
| publisher = FCC
| date = June 17, 2010
| url = http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=61585&Callsign=KJRN
| access-date = July 4, 2010
}}</ref>
 
On 1 Nov 2010, 88.3 The Journey was born, playing a mix of Adult Contemporary Christian music under the direction of a new general manager. Two new studios were constructed with equipment including new audio consoles and an upgraded automation system. On-air staff consists of students from the communications department of the University.<ref>http://www.883thejourney.org/managers-memo Managers Memo - 88.3 The Journey</ref>
 
== References ==
{{reflist}}
 
==External links==
*[http://www.883thejourney.org KJRN official website]
*{{FMQ|KJCR}}
*[http://www.kjcrdfwretroplex.fm/com KJCR WebsiteDFW Radio/TV History]
{{FM station data|61585|KJRN}}
*[http://www.knus99.com/fmlist.html DFW Radio History - FM Stations]
*[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=69765 FCC History Cards for KJRN]
 
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