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{{Infobox radio station
| name             = KAJE
| logo             =
| city             = [[Ingleside, Texas]]
| area             = [[Corpus Christi, Texas]]
| branding         = ''Que Buena 107.3''
| frequency        = 107.3 [[Hertz#SI multiples|MHz]]
| airdate          = {{Start date and age|1996|p=y}}
| format           = [[Regional Mexican]]
| erp              = {{val|14000|u=[[watt]]s|fmt=commas}}
| haat             = {{convert|136|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class            = C3
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| facility_id      = 5393
| coordinates      = {{coord|27|52|2|N|97|13|7|W|region:US-TX_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|KAHX (1996–1998)|KCCG (1998–2004)|KRPX (2004–2005)|KJKE (2005–2009)|KRSR (2009–2010)}}
| affiliations     = [[Compass Media Networks]]
| owner            = John Bushman
| licensee         = ICA Radio, Ltd.
| sister_stations  = {{hlist|[[KKPN]]|[[KPUS]]}}
| webcast          = [https://radio.securenetsystems.net/ce/index.cfm?stationCallSign=KAJE KAJE Online]
| website          =
}}
'''KAJE''' (107.3 [[FM broadcasting|FM]], "Que Buena 107.3") is a commercial [[radio station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Ingleside, Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arbitron.com|date=Winter 2010|title=Station Information Profile|publisher=[[Arbitron]]|access-date=March 3, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301134627/http://www.arbitron.com/|archive-date=March 1, 2010}}</ref> The station serves the [[Corpus Christi metropolitan area]] with a [[Regional Mexican]] [[radio format]]. The station is currently owned by John Bushman through licensee ICA Radio, Ltd.<ref>[https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=kaje&arn=&state=&city=&freq=0.0&fre2=107.9&serv=&vac=&facid=&asrn=&class=&list=2&ThisTab=Results+to+This+Page%2FTab&dist=&dlat2=&mlat2=&slat2=&NS=N&dlon2=&mlon2=&slon2=&EW=W&size=9  FCC.gov/KAJE]</ref> The station previously carried the [[radio syndication|syndicated]] ''[[Big D and Bubba]]'' morning show based in [[Nashville]].
KAJE's studios and offices are located on North Upper Broadway in Corpus Christi.<ref>[http://www.mycountry1073.com/contact-us/ MyCountry1073.com/Contact-Us]</ref> The [[transmitter]] is off Avenue B in Ingleside.<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/patg?id=KAJE-FM Radio-Locator.com/KAJE]</ref> The station broadcasts with 14,000 [[watt]]s [[effective radiated power]] from a tower 446 feet in [[height above average terrain]].
==History==
In 1996, the station first [[sign-on|signed on]] as KAHX. It was owned by BK Radio, Inc. and aired an [[oldies]] format.<ref>[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1997/B-Radio-NE-Ter-BC-YB-1997.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1997 page B-441]</ref> At first, it broadcast with only 3,000 watts. Two years later, the station was acquired by Pacific Broadcasting of Missouri. It changed its [[call sign]] to KCCG but kept its oldies sound.
In 2004, the station was bought by Convergent Broadcasting of Corpus Christi. It got a power boost to its current 14,000 watts, as well as a new call sign and a new format, KRPX, [[Alternative Rock]].<ref>[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2003-04/D-Radio-NE-TER-BC-YB-2003-04.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 2005 page D-505]</ref> The following year, the call sign and format were changed again, this time to [[classic hits]] KJKE.
In 2009, the station switched to an [[adult contemporary music]] format, with a change in its call sign to KRSR, known as "Star 107.3."
On August 30, 2010, KRSR dropped its "Star 107.3" AC format and began stunting with an all-[[Beatles]] format, with an announcement made at 9 a.m. on Friday, September 3. Following the announcement, it became an [[adult hits]] format. The switch left [[Rhythmic contemporary|rhythmic]]-leaning [[KKBA]] as the only AC station in Corpus Christi.
On September 7, 2010, KRSR changed its call sign to KAJE, to go with the "Jake FM" branding. However, when rival station 92.7 [[KKBA]] flipped to adult hits in June 2011, KAJE moved back to a [[classic hits]] format, with only songs from the late 1960s, '70s and '80s played.
On March 24, 2017, at Midnight, after playing "[[Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye]]" by [[Steam (band)|Steam]], KAJE flipped to classic country as "My Country 107.3". The station launched with a commercial free loop of songs by [[George Strait]] (starting with "[[Amarillo by Morning (song)|Amarillo by Morning]]"), which ran until Monday, March 28.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/117101/country-107-3-debuting-corpus-christi/ "My Country 107.3" Debuting in Corpus Christi] Radioinsight - March 23, 2017</ref> Effective March 30, 2017, Convergent Broadcasting sold KAJE and sister stations [[KKPN]] and [[KPUS]] to John Busman's ICA Radio, Ltd. for $2.48 million.
In March 2020, KAJE shifted its format from classic country to country, branded as “107.3 The Bull”.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/186417/kaje-relaunches-as-107-3-the-bull/ KAJE Relaunches as 107.3 The Bull] Radioinsight - April 24, 2020</ref>
On December 30, 2023, KAJE changed its format from country to Regional Mexican, branded as "Que Buena 107.3".<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/262747/kaje-drops-country-for-regional-mexican/ KAJE Drops Country For Regional Mexican] Radioinsight - December 30, 2023</ref>
==Previous logo==
[[File:KAJE logo.jpg|200px]]
==References==
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==External links==
{{FM station data|5393|KAJE}}
{{Corpus Christi Radio}}
{{Spanish Radio Stations in Texas}}
[[Category:San Patricio County, Texas]]
[[Category:Radio stations in Corpus Christi, Texas|AJE]]
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[[Category:1996 establishments in Texas]]
[[Category:Regional Mexican radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Spanish-language radio stations in Texas]]