WYKZ

WYKZ

City of license	Beaufort, South Carolina
Broadcast area	Savannah, Georgia Hilton Head, South Carolina
Branding	98.7 Christmas on The River
Slogan	Savannah's Only Lite Rock Station
Frequency	98.7 MHz
First air date	1978
Format	Adult Contemporary (currently Christmas music)
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	218 meters
Class	C1
Facility ID	67680
Callsign meaning	Former branding in the early '90s as Kiss FM
Former callsigns	WBEU-FM (1960s-1981) WQLO (1981-1984)
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (Capstar TX LLC webcast = Listen Live)
Website	987theriver.com

WYKZ is an adult contemporary radio station owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and licensed to Beaufort, South Carolina, with the branding "98.7 The River - The Best Variety Of Yesterday & Today!" The station's studio is located on Alfred St. in Savannah, Georgia, and the transmitter is located near Sun City, South Carolina.

History

The station began broadcasting in the early 1960s as a station primarily for Beaufort County, WBEU-FM. 98.7 upgraded its tower in the early '80s and began targeting Savannah as adult contemporary WQLO "98.7 Lite FM". The station was known as "Kiss 98.7" for most of the 1980s before adopting its current name in the early 1990s.

External links

98.7 The River

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Radio stations in the Savannah, Georgia market

By FM frequency	88.1 88.7 89.9 89.5 90.3 91.1 91.9 92.3 93.1 94.1 95.5 96.5 97.3 98.3 98.7 100.1 101.1 102.1 103.1 103.9 104.7 104.9 105.3 106.1 106.9 107.9

By AM frequency	630 900 990 1230 1290 1400

By callsign	WAEV WAGP WBMQ WEAS WFXH WGCO WGML WHCJ WIXV WJCL WJLG WJWJ WLFS WLHH WLVH WLXP WQBT WRHQ WRWN WSEG WSGA WSOK WSVH WTHG WTKS WTYB WUBB WVSC WXYY WYFS WYKZ WZAT

Georgia radio markets Albany Atlanta Augusta Brunswick Columbus Macon Savannah Valdosta Other Georgia radio regions Rome Thomasville/Bainbridge Waycross See also List of radio stations in Georgia Hilton Head Radio

Radio stations in the Hilton Head, South Carolina market

By FM frequency	88.1 88.7 89.5 89.9 91.1 91.9 93.1 94.1 95.5 96.5 97.3 98.7 100.1 100.5 101.1 102.1 103.1 103.9 104.9 105.3 106.1 106.9 107.9

By AM frequency	630 900 1130 1230 1290 1400 1490

By callsign	WAEV WAGP WBMQ WEAS-FM WFXH-FM WHHW WIAR-LP WIXV WJCL-FM WJLG WJWJ-FM WLFS WLHH WLVH WLXP WQBT WRHQ WRWN WSEG WSOK WSVH WTKS WTYB WUBB WVGB WVSC WXYY WYFS WYKZ WZAT

South Carolina radio markets Charleston Columbia Florence Greenville–Spartanburg Myrtle Beach Rock Hill Other South Carolina radio regions Hilton Head See also List of radio stations in South Carolina Savannah Radio

Adult Contemporary radio stations in the state of South Carolina

Stations	WKDK – Newberry WMYB – Myrtle Beach WORG – Elloree WRWN – Port Royal WSIM – Lamar WSPA-FM – Spartanburg WTCB – Orangeburg/Columbia WXLY – North Charleston WYEZ – Murrells Inlet WYKZ – Beaufort WZSN – Greenwood

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in South Carolina

iHeartMedia

Corporate officers	Bob Pittman (Chairman/CEO)

Board of directors	Lowry Mays Irving Azoff B. J. "Red" McCombs J. C. Watts John H. Williams

Radio stations	List of radio stations owned by iHeartMedia

Radio networks	Fox Sports Radio Premiere Networks Premium Choice Total Traffic and Weather Network

Miscellaneous	Clear Channel Outdoor Clear Channel UK iHeartRadio List of programming syndicated by iHeartMedia Mediabase Radio Computing Services

Coordinates: 32°19′44″N 80°56′17″W / 32.329°N 80.938°W / 32.329; -80.938

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