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Jack FM in Houston

J

JayDavis

I travel in my job so I was down in Houston all week long.

On 103.7 down in Houston, it is known as JACK FM, yet it isn't the same announcer's voice that they use
at 100.3 here in Dallas, and they also say it is a Cummulus (sp?) station, and I know JACK FM here is a
CBS station.

What's the deal?

Thanks!
 
There are a lot of JACK FMs in the US with many different owners:

Kodiak, Alaska KRXX 101.1 FM
Fresno, California KFJK 105.9 FM
Los Angeles, California KCBS-FM 93.1 FM
Palm Springs, California KAJR 95.9 FM
Redding, California KESR 107.1 FM
Sacramento, California KQJK 93.7 FM Sale to Clear Channel Communications pending
San Diego, California KFMB-FM 100.7 FM
Susanville, California KLZN 96.3 FM
Aspen/Vail, Colorado KKCH 92.7 FM
Denver, Colorado KJAC 105.5 FM/102.3 FM now on 102.3 FM (as of September 1, 2008)
Hayden/Craig/Steamboat Springs, Colorado KIDN 95.5 FM/95.9 FM
Vero Beach, Florida WJKD 99.7 FM
Chicago WJMK 104.3 FM
Norridge, Illinois WRHS 89.7 FM
Evansville, Indiana WEJK 107.1 FM
Sioux City, Iowa KZSR 102.3 FM
Lake Charles, Louisiana KBIU 103.3 FM
Baltimore, Maryland WQSR 102.7 FM Sale to Clear Channel Communications pending
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota KZJK 104.1 FM
Jackson, Mississippi WWJK 94.7 FM
Columbia/Boonville, Missouri KWJK 93.1 FM/103.5 FM
Kansas City, Missouri KCJK 105.1 FM
West Plains, Missouri KSPQ 93.9 FM
Missoula, Montana KYJK 105.9 FM
Buffalo, New York WBUF 92.9 FM
Las Vegas, Nevada KKJJ 100.5 FM
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma KOJK 97.3 FM
Pierre, South Dakota KLXS-FM 95.3 FM
Chattanooga, Tennessee WHJK 95.3 FM
Knoxville/Maryville, Tennessee WQJK 95.7 FM
Nashville, Tennessee WCJK 96.3 FM
Amarillo, Texas KPRF 98.7 FM
Bryan/College Station, Texas KJXJ-FM 103.9 FM
Dallas, Texas KJKK 100.3 FM
Houston/Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas KHJK 103.7 FM
Longview/Tyler, Texas KAJK-FM 99.3 FM
Lubbock, Texas KJDL-FM 105.3 FM
McAllen KJAV 104.9 FM
Midland/Odessa, Texas KFZX 102.1 FM
San Antonio, Texas KJXK 102.7 FM
Victoria, Texas KTXN 98.7
Salt Lake City/Provo, Utah KJQN/KNJQ 103.1 FM/105.1 FM
Seattle, Washington KJAQ 96.5 FM
Wheeling, West Virginia WYJK-FM 100.5 FM
 
As you stated KHJK/La Porte (the Houston Jack) is owned by Cumulus, while KJKK is owned by CBS Radio. Different companies pay money to use the Jack imaging resulting in the obvious. A Jack owned by CBS in one market and Cumulus in another. There are also Jacks operated by Clear Channel, Border Media and Emmis just here in Texas. (Well...Emmis Austin's Jack is called Bob, but whatever)

Another thing should be glaringly apparent to you when comparing Dallas' Jack with Houston's. Jack Houston leans a lot more rock/alternative than most Jacks do. The difference is like night and day between Houston's Jack, programmed by Steve Robison who is well known in these parts for helping create our alternative station "The Buzz", and the Jack's in S.A., Dallas, or in The Valley. I know that Frank Sinatra was a part of the rotation in Dallas, and may still be, while the only time Jack here skews away from the rock genre is for the occasional Tone Loc tune.
 
In Houston the standard "Jack" voice was phased out a few months ago, about the time live air talent started showing up during the daytime. Still has a huge playlist, and is one of the few stations here I can still stand to listen to.

A key Houston competitor to KHJK would be Cox's KHPT, an "80's and More" format which has finally started to expand its mind-numbingly repetitious playlist.
 
If CBS is planning to keep the JACK format in D/FW they should move Jagger to JACK mornings... They are dying on The Fan.
 
The Point isn't really a bad station to listen to in Houston, and the other one that is doing better is 107.5, just don't know what the call sign is or exactly the format, but I wouldn't call it an "oldies" station.

Thanks for the clarification of the different Jack's around the nation. I thought they were all using that same "voice", so that is what really sounded odd.

Yes, I'm in Austin right now and there is a "Bob" FM and it is "trying" to be Jack.
 
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