KJYE (1400 AM) is a religious station in Delta, Colorado, and for most of its life it was KDTA. If you grew up in the North Fork Valley, the old KDTA call letters are probably the ones you remember.
History
The station signed on January 14, 1955, as KDTA, and carried that call for 57 years apart from a short stretch as KPLG from 1986 to 1988. It became KJYE on September 21, 2012. Today it relays programming from its sister station KJOL.
Call sign timeline
- KDTA (1955–1986)
- KPLG (1986–1988)
- KDTA (1988–2012)
- KJYE (2012–present)
The signal
- Frequency: 1400 kHz
- City of license: Delta
- Signed on: January 14, 1955
- Format: Religious
- Power: 1,000 watts, unlimited hours (Class C)
If you worked at KDTA, we’d love to hear from you.
Ownership history
The founders and owners of the station, from KDTA in 1955 through KJYE, haven’t been identified here yet. Today it relays programming from its sister station KJOL.
Where the studios have been
Today KJYE is listed at 1354 E. Sherwood Drive in Grand Junction, even though the station is licensed to Delta. Earlier studio addresses haven’t turned up yet, so if you know them, we’d love to hear from you.
Sources
STATION FILE
FROM THE TIMELINE
Moments in KJYE-AM History
KDTA signs on in Delta (today’s KJYE)
January 14, 1955 — KDTA signs on at 1400 AM in Delta, Colorado. The station kept the KDTA call for decades and became religious KJYE in 2012.
KDTA becomes KPLG
KDTA becomes KPLG: the 1400 AM station in Delta changed its call letters from KDTA to KPLG on March 1, 1986.
KPLG becomes KDTA
KPLG becomes KDTA: the 1400 AM station in Delta changed its call letters from KPLG to KDTA on January 15, 1988.
KDTA becomes KJYE
KDTA becomes KJYE: the 1400 AM station in Delta changed its call letters from KDTA to KJYE on September 21, 2012.
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