A Thousand Oaks radio station is moving to Irvine, according to a report in the Ventura County Star newspaper.
KJHL-FM, which broadcasts at 92.7 in the Conejo Valley as adult contemporary rock station Jill FM, is moving to Irvine in late August or September, the report said.
The station is set to employ about 25 people in Irvine while keeping a transmitter and office with about five people in Thousand Oaks.
Florida’s Amaturo Group Ltd. owns the station, as well as KJLL-FM in Fountain Valley, which also operations as Jill FM at 92.7.
Company officials hope moving the Thousand Oaks station to Irvine will bring better ratings in a bid to cover much of Los Angeles and Orange counties.
Jill FM uses automated programming to play a mix of rock music aimed at women 30 to 45. The station plans to hire disc jockeys after the move to Irvine, according to the report.
The station expects to do local advertising on Orange County Transportation Authority buses saying “Jill 927 Diva on the Dial,” the story said.
Legendary Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax was one of its original owners of station. Amaturo Group bought it in the mid-1990s.
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