WKFS
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| Broadcast area | Cincinnati, Ohio |
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| Frequency | 107.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Kiss 107.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) HD2: News/Talk (WLW simulcast) HD3: Contemporary Christian Music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | August 1, 1969 (as WLYK at 107.7) |
Former call signs | WLYK (1969-1985) WRXY (1985-1987) WJOJ (1987-1988) WRBZ (1988-1991) WAQZ (1991-1998) |
Former frequencies | 107.7 MHz (1969-1973) |
Call sign meaning | W Kiss (branding) FM Radio Station |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 70866 |
| Class | B1 |
| ERP | 2,800 watts |
| HAAT | 264 meters |
| Translator(s) | 94.5 W233BG (Cincinnati, relays HD2) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | KISS 107 |
WKFS, better known by its brand name Kiss 107.1, is an FM radio station in the Cincinnati, Ohio market. It broadcasts a CHR/Pop format. It is owned by iHeartMedia. The WKFS studios are located in Cincinnati, as is the station transmitter.
WKFS broadcasts in the HD Radio format.[1]
Station history
On September 29, 1998, it took over the 107.1 FM frequency from alternative station WAQZ.[2] It initially had a rhythmic leaning presentation until evolving into a mainstream CHR after several years.
Until the early 1990s, the frequency had a variety of low rated formats including top 40 "Y107", satellite-based top 40 "The Heat", satellite-based active rock "Power Pig", smooth jazz and adult contemporary.[3][4] The station operated at a lower effective radiated power from an eastside Cincinnati location during this time. It increased its status (and thus its signal range) from a class A to a class B1, moving to the Mt. Adams antenna farm, shortly before the transition to KISS FM.
Currently the station is located in the Kenwood Town Center next door to WEBN.
Brooke and Jubal in the morning started airing on Kiss107 in December 2016.
References
External links
- KISS 107
- Facility details for Facility ID WKFS ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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- W233BG at FCCdata.org