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Kiss FM, Kiss Radio or variants may refer to:




Asia-Oceania


Various Kiss FM-branded stations in the Philippines
95.1 Kiss FM, Lucena, Quezon
102.3 Kiss FM, Tagbilaran, Bohol
Kiss92 FM, Singapore
KISS 969, Sri Lanka
Kiss Radio Taiwan, the radio station playing Chinese music and some English top 40 songs
Kiss-FM KOBE, Japan




= Australia

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KIIS FM, a contemporary hit radio network
KIIS 101.1 Melbourne, Victoria
KIIS 106.5 Sydney, New South Wales
Kiss FM Australia
Kiss 90 FM, an earlier aspirant community radio station
Kiss FM (now Move FM) Lithgow, New South Wales




Europe


98.8 KISS FM Berlin, Germany
Kiss (UK radio station), previously known as "Kiss 100" and "Kiss FM"
Kiss 101, previously known as "Vibe 101", based in South Wales and Severn Estuary area, including Bristol
Kiss 102, operated by Faze FM, based in Manchester - now part of the Capital brand
Kiss 105, operated by Faze FM, based in Yorkshire - now part of the Capital brand
Kiss 105-108, previously known as "Vibe 105-108", based in the East of England
Kiss FM (Bosnia and Herzegovina), a Bosnian commercial station broadcasting from Kiseljak
Kiss FM Chisinau, better known as "100.9FM", Moldovan branch of Kiss FM Romania
Kiss FM (Finland), owned by SBS Broadcasting Group and now defunct
Kiss FM (Portugal), radio station based in Algarve
Kiss FM (Romania), a syndicated national Romanian radio network with headquarters in Bucharest
Kiss FM (Spain), see List of radio stations in Spain
Kiss FM (Ukraine), see List of radio stations in Ukraine




North America


106.1 Kiss FM, George Town, Cayman Islands
XEX-FM, formerly Kiss FM (1994), Mexico City, Mexico




= Canada

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Most Kiss FM in Canada is owned by Rogers Media
CHUR-FM, branded as "KiSS 100.5", in North Bay, Ontario
CISS-FM, branded as "KiSS 105.3", in Ottawa, Ontario
CHAS-FM, branded as "KiSS 100.5", in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
CJMX-FM, branded as "KiSS 105.3", in Sudbury, Ontario
CKGB-FM, branded as "KiSS 99.3", in Timmins, Ontario
CKIS-FM, branded as "KiSS 92.5", in Toronto, Ontario
CHFM-FM, formerly known as "KiSS 95.9", in Calgary, Alberta
CFRV-FM, branded as "KiSS 107.7", in Lethbridge, Alberta
CKY-FM, branded as "KiSS 102.3", in Winnipeg, Manitoba
CKKS-FM, branded as "KiSS RADiO", in Chilliwack, British Columbia
CHTT-FM, formerly branded as "KiSS 103.1", in Victoria, British Columbia
CHBN-FM, branded as "KiSS 91.7", in Edmonton, Alberta
CHMX-FM, formerly known as "Kiss 92 FM", in Regina, Saskatchewan (owned by Harvard Broadcasting)
CKIZ-FM, formerly known as "107.5 Kiss FM", in Vernon, British Columbia (owned by Jim Pattison Group)




= United States

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KISS-FM (brand), a brand name used by Top 40 stations, several of which owned by iHeartMedia
KHFI-FM, better known as "96.7 KISS-FM", in Austin, Texas
KHKS-FM, better known as "106.1 KISS-FM", in Dallas, Texas
KIIS-FM, also known as "102.7 KIIS-FM", Top 40 station (owned by iHeartMedia as its flagship "KISS-FM" brand)
KKDM, also known as "Kiss 1075", in Des Moines, Iowa
KSME, better known as "96.1 Kiss FM" in Greeley, Colorado
KUUL, also known as "101.3 KISS FM" in East Moline, Illinois
KWNW, branded as "101.9 Kiss FM"; licensed in Crawfordsville, Arkansas, and broadcasting in Memphis, Tennessee
KZZP, better known as "104.7 Kiss-FM", in Phoenix, Arizona
WAEV-FM, better known as "97.3 KISSFM", in Savannah, Georgia
WAKS, also known as "96.5 KISS-FM", in Cleveland, Ohio
WFKS, also known as "Kiss 95.1", in Melbourne, Florida
WKFS, also known as "Kiss 107", in Cincinnati, Ohio
WKSC-FM, also known as "103.5 KISS FM", in Chicago, Illinois
WKSS, also known as "Kiss 95.7", in Hartford, Connecticut
WKST-FM, also known as "96.1 Kiss", in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
WPIA, better known as "98.5 Kiss FM", in Peoria, Illinois (owned by Independence Media; uses the KISS FM logo under license from iHeartMedia)
WVKS, also known as "92.5 KISS-FM", in Toledo, Ohio
WXKS-FM, better known as "Kiss 108", in Boston - America's original KISS
KCRS-FM "103-3 Kiss FM" in Midland/Odessa, Texas (owned by ICA)
KISS-FM, "Kiss Rocks 99.5 FM", in San Antonio, Texas (owned by Cox Radio)
KKSS "Kiss 97.3" in Santa Fe, New Mexico (owned by American General Media)
KTRS-FM, better as "104.7 Kiss FM", in Casper, Wyoming (owned by Townsquare Media)
KXSS-FM "96.9 Kiss-FM" in Amarillo, Texas (owned by Townsquare Media)
KZII "102.5 Kiss-FM" in Lubbock, Texas (owned by Townsquare Media)
WDMK, better known as "105.9 Kiss FM" in Detroit, Michigan (owned by Radio One)
WKSE, "Kiss 98.5", in Buffalo, New York (owned by Audacy)
WKSF, "99.9 Kiss Country" in Asheville, North Carolina (owned by iHeart)
WMKS, formerly known as "100.3 Kiss FM" in High Point, North Carolina (owned by iHeartRadio)
WNKS, "Kiss 95.1", in Charlotte, North Carolina (owned by the Beasley Broadcast Group)
WRKS (now WEPN), better known as "98.7 Kiss FM", former legendary soul and R&B station in New York City (owned by Emmis Communications)
WSKU, better known as "105.5 Kiss-FM", in Utica, New York (owned by Roser Communications Network)
WXSS, better known as "103.7 Kiss FM", in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (owned by Audacy)
WLYK, known as "Kiss 102.7", in Cape Vincent, New York, targeting Kingston, Canada (owned by Rogers Media)
KKST, known as "Kiss 98.7", in Alexandria, Louisiana (owned by Cenla Broadcasting)
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KISS-FM (99.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station in San Antonio, Texas. It airs a mainstream rock format and is owned by Cox Media Group. The studios and offices are located on Datapoint Drive in Northwest San Antonio near the South Texas Medical Center complex. The transmitter site is in Elmendorf, amid the towers for several San Antonio TV and FM stations.




History






= Early years

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In December 1946, the station first signed on the air. It was owned by The Walmac Company, along with sister station KMAC (now KSLR). KMAC and KISS-FM simulcast their programming, mostly from the Mutual Broadcasting System. The schedule included dramas, comedies, news, sports and big band broadcasts, during the "Golden Age of Radio."
The simulcast ended in the late 1960s, as the Federal Communications Commission encouraged AM-FM combos to offer separate programming. KISS-FM began carrying a beautiful music format, including instrumental cover versions of popular songs as well as Broadway and Hollywood show tunes.




= Switch to rock

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KISS-FM's format changed to free form progressive rock in the mid 1970s. In the 1980s, the playlist stressed hit albums as the station segued to album-oriented rock. During the early years, KISS-FM DJs were mostly given a free rein; many brought in their own vinyl albums, producing their own shows within a looser rock ballad and heavy metal format. The most notable past KISS/KMAC DJs/personalities were Joe "The Godfather" Anthony and Lou Roney, who worked together for many years.
With KISS-FM's hard-edged rock format, San Antonio became known as the "Heavy Metal Capital Of The World." Scores of bands can attribute their first and subsequent successes to airplay at KISS-FM.
Co-owned KMAC broadcast show tunes, opera, as well as religious programs such as the Mormon Tabernacle Choir until noon, when the AM station would simulcast the rock format heard on KISS-FM. At 6 p.m., KMAC would switch away from the simulcast and broadcast rock and progressive country till signing off at midnight. In those earlier years, KISS-FM signed off at midnight each night. "Spread The Word" was the popular window sticker slogan & on-air moniker during the 1970s and 1980s.
On August 1, 1979, longtime station owner Howard W. Davis died, and eight months later, KMAC and KISS-FM were sold by his estate to Raleigh, North Carolina–based Capitol Broadcasting Company for $4.65 million. Capitol president James F. Goodmon, upon announcing the sale, said that they were "excited about entering the dynamic San Antonio market and becoming a part of the community".
In 1987, Adams Radio bought KISS-FM for $13 million after a previous sale to Noble Broadcast Group the year before failed to close.




= Brief tenure with oldies

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The rock format was set aside for a year and a half. On the morning of July 19, 1990, KISS-FM abruptly flipped to oldies as "99.5 KISS Oldies." Adams corporate programming director B.J. Hunter stated that "very simply, this was a financial decision that we had to make". Station vice president Rick Joppie noted that the station had been underperforming since 1987, and that the parent company had success with the oldies format in other markets. Joppie added that "we are a company that needs to make money".
Local outrage was fierce, with the station's phone lines jammed the day of the switch. Steve Coffman, operations manager of KFAN-FM, said that the format change was "one of the more stupid moves I've seen in corporate radio". While the new owners hoped the new format would increase the station's ratings, the opposite happened. In its last full book as a rock station, KISS held a 5.0 share, and by the summer 1990 book, the station's rating fell to a 3.0 share in the coveted 25-54 demographic. By contrast, competing oldies station KSMG was the city's number one radio station and actually increased its audience despite KISS' flip to the format, jumping from a 7.7 share in the spring book to a 9.7 in the summer book. By Memorial Day 1991, the station had changed general managers twice. Two program directors had also come and gone, one staying less than two months, and the entire inaugural full-time airstaff was out.
The Rusk Corporation, which owned KSMG, began to lease KISS AM and FM from Adams in November 1991. Rusk began simulcasting KSMG on both 99.5 FM and 930 AM at 3 p.m. on November 8 as a stopgap measure while new formats were prepared for the two frequencies. KSMG general manager Caroline Devine remarked that "the new sounds will be anything but oldies".




= Return to rock

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On December 31, 1991, the rock music format returned to KISS-FM, this time with an Active Rock format.
In 1997, KISS-FM was acquired by Cox Radio. As of 2012, the station's format was described as Mainstream Rock, although it has gone back to Active Rock in recent years. Despite being considered a mainstream rock reporter by Mediabase, KISS-FM has typically been an active rock station, according to Nielsen BDS.




= KISS-FM callsign

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KISS-FM is the legal call sign issued to this station by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). It has had the call letters since its founding in 1946. The KISS-FM call sign is not related to the "KISS-FM" brand name used by iHeartMedia, Inc. iHeart uses the moniker "Kiss-FM" on many of its Top 40/CHR stations and a few using other formats. It originated with Los Angeles's KIIS-FM, which has called itself KIIS-FM since 1975.
Despite San Antonio being the headquarters city of iHeartMedia, the company seems to have a gentlemen's agreement not to have a KISS-FM-branded station in the city, while Cox has not attempted to claim rights on the branding despite holding the official KISS-FM call letters from the FCC. Of note, Cox owns WALR-FM, an urban adult contemporary station in its home city of Atlanta, which utilizes the "KISS-FM" branding. iHeart has KISS-FM stations in Los Angeles, Chicago (WKSC-FM), Dallas (KHKS), Boston (WXKS-FM), and other cities.




References






External links


Official website
Facility details for Facility ID 34976 (KISS-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
KISS-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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