KMAJ-FM

KMAJ-FM (107.7 MHz Majic 107.7) is a commercial radio station licensed to Carbondale, Kansas, and serving the Topeka metropolitan area. It airs an adult contemporary format, switching to Christmas music for much of November and December. It is owned by Cumulus Media with studios on South Kansas Avenue in Topeka.

KMAJ-FM

Carbondale, Kansas
Broadcast area	Topeka metro
Frequency	107.7 MHz
Branding	Majic 107.7
Programming
Format	Adult Contemporary
Ownership
Owner	Cumulus Media (Cumulus Licensing LLC)
Sister stations	KDVV, KMAJ, KTOP-FM, KTOP, KWIC
History
First air date	July 1, 1971; 53 years ago (1971-07-01) (as KSWT-FM)[1]
Former call signs	KEWI-FM (1971, CP)[2] KSWT (1971–1981) KMAJ (1981–1990)
Call sign meaning	Kansas MAJic (Magic) branding
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	42012
Class	C1
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	235 meters (771 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	38°57′15″N 95°54′43″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live Listen Live via iHeart
Website	kmaj.com

KMAJ-FM is a Class C1 FM station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations in the U.S. The transmitter is on SW Davis Road at SW 61st Street in Dover.^[4]

History

The station signed on the air on July 1, 1971; 53 years ago (1971-07-01).^[5] Its original call sign was KSWT. It aired a beautiful music format, programming quarter-hour sweeps of instrumentals with occasional soft vocals, and calling itself "K-Sweet".^[6] The music was played from large 10-inch reels of audio tape, while the rest of the programming elements came from cart carousels within a Harris automation system. There were no "live" announcers in the early years.

As time went by, more vocals were added in an effort to appeal to younger listeners. In 1981, KSWT-FM eliminated nearly all instrumentals, becoming a soft adult contemporary station. It changed its call letters to KMAJ and rebranded as "Magic 108". In 1990, the -FM suffix was added to the station's call sign, as an AM sister station in Topeka at 1440 kHz took the KMAJ call letters. With KMAJ-FM moving into the 2000s, the tempo of the music picked up, making the transition to mainstream adult contemporary music.

Each year, KMAJ plays Christmas music for the weeks leading into the holiday. In 2013, it flipped earlier, and was the first station in Kansas to air holiday music weeks before Christmas Day. In 2017 the station switched on November 16. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the station flipped to all Christmas music on November 10.^[7]

Long time morning hosts John Lee Hooker & Mike Manns retired in 2018 after 32 years on-air together. Veronica Rates currently hosts the Magic 108 morning show.

See also

• KMAJ (AM)