ɐn ˈæftɹə stɹˈaɪk ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt pɹˈɑːmptᵻd kˌeɪˌɛfˌɛksˈɛm tə hˈaɪɚɹ ɐ nˈuː lˈaɪnʌp ʌv dˌiːdʒˈeɪz, kəlˈɛktɪvli nˈoʊn æz ðə "dʒˈoʊnz bˈɔɪz" æz ˈɔːl ʌv ðɛɹ ˌɔnˈɛɹ nˈeɪmz hæd ðə sˈɜːneɪm dʒˈoʊnz, hˈaɪdɪŋ ðɛɹ ɹˈiːəl aɪdˈɛntᵻɾiz fɹʌmðə jˈuːniən, wˌɪtʃ kˈɛpt ðə stˈeɪʃən ɹˈʌnɪŋ.
An AFTRA strike in 1968 prompted KFXM to hire a new lineup of DJs, collectively known as the "Jones Boys" (as all of their on-air names had the surname Jones, hiding their real identities from the union), which kept the station running.