WKIS
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| City | Boca Raton, Florida |
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| Broadcast area | South Florida |
| Branding | Kiss 99.9 |
| Slogan | South Florida's NEW Country |
| Frequency |
99.9 MHz (also on HD Radio) 99.9 HD-2: WQAM simulcast 99.9 HD-3: Radio Disney |
| First air date | October 17, 1965 (as WWOG) |
| Format | Country |
| ERP | 98,400 watts |
| HAAT | 302.4 meters |
| Class | C0 |
| Facility ID | 64001 |
| Callsign meaning | KISs |
| Former callsigns |
WWOG (1965-1979) WKQS-FM (1979-1986) WKQS (1986-1988) |
| Owner |
CBS Radio (CBS Radio Stations Inc.) |
| Sister stations | WBFS-TV, WFOR-TV, WPOW, WQAM |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wkis.com |
WKIS is a country music station licensed to Boca Raton, Florida and broadcasting at 99.9 FM. It is owned by CBS Radio. Its studios are in Miami Gardens and the transmitter is in Hallandale Beach.
History
The station signed on the air in October 1965 as WWOG and had religious and beautiful music formats. In 1979 the station changed its call letters to WKQS and aired a beautiful music format.
On October 2, 2014, Beasley Broadcast Group announced that it would trade 5 radio stations located in Miami (including WKIS) and Philadelphia to CBS Radio in exchange for 14 stations located in Tampa, Charlotte and Philadelphia.[1] The swap was completed on December 1, 2014.[2]
References
- ↑ CBS And Beasley Swap Philadelphia/Miami For Charlotte/Tampa from Radio Insight (October 2, 2014)
- ↑ Venta, Lance (December 1, 2014). "CBS Beasley Deal Closes". RadioInsight. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
External links
- WKIS.com KISS 99.9 FM
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WKIS
- Radio-Locator information on WKIS
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WKIS
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Coordinates: 25°59′35″N 80°10′26″W / 25.993°N 80.174°W
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