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KHJ was one of the oldest stations in the Los Angeles market, having made its first test broadcast April 11, 1922.
In November of that year, KHJ became a "Class B" station, increasing power from 50 watts to 500 watts and moving to the prestigious Class B frequency of 400 meters, or 750 kilocycles.
KHJ once had a contest where if you counted the number of times Ringo Starr's hits were played one weekend and were the first one to the station with the correct answer, you won dinner for two with Ringo.
KHJ was the second radio station on the air in Los Angeles and was called The Times Radiophone because of being owned by the Los Angeles Times.
Don Lee, a successful Cadillac dealer, bought the station from the newspaper and ultimately KHJ and the entire network (operated by Lees son Thomas after his father died) was merged into RKO General.
KHJ employed many famous entertainers whose careers began at the station.Eddie Canter, and, George Burns and Gracie Allen are notable examples.
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