KXOJ-FM

For the Sapulpa, Oklahoma radio station that held the call sign KXOJ-FM at 100.9 from 1977 to 2016, see KTSO.

KXOJ-FM (94.1 MHz) is an FM radio station licensed to Glenpool, Oklahoma, and serving the Tulsa metropolitan area. It airs a Christian adult contemporary format and is owned by the Stephens Media Group, through licensee SMG-Tulsa, LLC. Its studios are located at the CityPlex Towers. While some Christian stations are non-commercial, KXOJ-FM is a commercial radio station and is owned by a for-profit broadcaster.

KXOJ-FM

Glenpool, Oklahoma
Broadcast area	Tulsa metropolitan area
Frequency	94.1 MHz
Branding	94.1 KXOJ
Programming
Format	Christian adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner	Stephens Media Group (SMG-Tulsa, LLC)
Sister stations	KCFO, KMYZ-FM, KTSO
History
First air date	February 22, 1977; 48 years ago (1977-02-22)
Former call signs	KQBC (1983–1985) KOKL-FM (1985–1990) KTHK (1990–1996) KCFM (1996–2000) KTSO (2000–2016)
Call sign meaning	K EXcited Over Jesus
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	28850
Class	C1
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	210.7 meters (691 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	36°07′52.00″N 96°04′13.00″W
Translator(s)	94.5 K233AU Tulsa
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	kxoj.com

KXOJ-FM is a Class C1 FM station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations. The transmitter and tower are in Chandler Park, off West 21st Street in Sand Springs.^[2] KXOJ-FM broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its HD2 subchannel has a Contemporary Christian format known as "Now 94.5," playing Christian Rock and Hip-Hop music. That feeds 250-watt FM translator K233AU at 94.1 MHz in Tulsa.

History

KXOJ-FM signed on the air on February 22, 1977; 48 years ago (1977-02-22).^[3] It originally broadcast at 100.9 MHz and was the sister station of KXOJ 1550 AM, now KYAL. The stations were originally located in Sapulpa. For its first several decades, it went through several formats and call sign changes, even playing classical music for several years. It also switched its city of license for a while to Okmulgee, Oklahoma.

In 2000, the station's call letters were KTSO. That stood for Tulsa's Soft Oldies.

On November 22, 2012, KTSO started playing all Christmas music, calling itself "Tulsa's Official Christmas Station." After the holidays, it returned to playing the hits of the 1960s, 70s & 80s.

Before August 16, 2016, KXOJ-FM was located at 100.9. The morning DJs were Dave Weston and Katie Rindt. Other veteran announcers included Bob Michaels, who joined the station in 1998, and Gary Thompson who began intermittently working there in the early 1990s. After many years in morning drive, Heather Miles moved to the midday shift in January 2016. Jeremiah St. James joined the staff as evening host in 2018.

On July 1, 2013, KTSO changed its format to adult contemporary music, branded as "94.1 The Breeze".^[4]

KTSO and KXOJ swapped their formats and call letters the morning of August 16, 2016 to increase the overall reach of KXOJ-FM's Christian AC format throughout the Tulsa area, with 94.1's 100,000 watts providing more signal range than the traditionally limited range of 100.9.^[5]