KRJY

Infobox Radio Station
name = KRJY


airdate = March 1937
frequency = 1240 kHz
area = Sacramento, California
format = Gospel
owner = Diamond Broadcasting (Paula Nelson)
power = 1,000 Watts
branding = "Rejoice! 1240 AM"
slogan =
class = C
website = [http://www.rejoice1240.com/ www.rejoice1240.com]
callsign_meaning = K ReJoYce (play on the word Rejoice)
affiliations = Rejoice! Musical Soul Food

KRJY (Rejoice! 1240 AM) is a Gospel radio station in Sacramento, California. The station was KROY from 1937 to 1982, when it became KENZ then KSAC in 1985, then KSQR 1994 and again KSAC in 2005. Throughout its early years KROY had been host to a number of formats, dating back to the "swing era." By 1960, the format had been changed to “top 40.” From the fall of 1968 until well into the 1970s, KROY was the number 1 rated radio station in Sacramento. Its branding until March 30, 2008 was "Talk City"; now it's "Rejoice!"

Overview

The lineup consisted of progressive talk shows such as one hosted by Christine Craft, famous for her sexual harassment suit against KMBC (Kansas City) in the early 1980s, and another hosted by former Air America host Mike Malloy. KSAC was the Sacramento Station for Oakland Athletics baseball during the 2006 season but lost the rights to KHTK. On January 2,2007 they dropped ABC News in favor of local news and USA Radio News on weekends. On October 8, 2007 they picked up CBS news.

KSAC used to compete for the progressive talk audience with KCTC 1320AM; the latter has switched from being an Air America affiliate to an ESPN radio affiliate in 2007. Since the departure of KCTC, KSAC's rating have improved in the last ratings book they were at a 1.3 for a previous year ago where they were at a rating of 0.4.* [http://www1.arbitron.com/tlr/public/report.do] According to Peter. B. Collins. KSAC had strong programming and competitive ratings, but lost money.

Christine Craft

On September 10th, Christine Crafts show went on vacation and her show was temporarily replaced with Peter B. Collins. The show had planned to change from three hours to a lone hour. She continued to fill in at KGO 810am on her "vacation." On October 13,2007 KSAC's station manager and owner Paula Nelson announced that The Christine Craft Show would no longer be on the air after the parties were unable to reach a contract agreement. Nelson apparently had offered the one-hour slot contingent upon Ms. Craft's ability to secure sponsors. Neither side has shown any sign of will. Ms. Craft remarked "I have very much enjoyed three years of working at KSAC and getting the local progressive community organized and active. And I have nothing bad to say about Paula. I'm glad she gave me the opportunity. [ [http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/ticket/archives/008632.html 21Q - The Bee's Entertainment Blog ] ] " The Peter B. Collins Show became the permanent replacement in the 3-6pm PT time slot as of the announcement on October 13, 2007.

The Switch to Gospel

For more than a month, beginning on February 12, 2008, rumors that KSAC would switch from progressive talk to gospel flew. The Sacramento Bee confirmed those rumors [http://www.sacbee.com/102/story/820109.html] on March 28, 2008. The switch, along with the call-letter change to KRJY, happened early Sunday Morning on March 30th, 2008. KRJY is also the flagship station of the Sacramento State Hornets athletic programs.

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