WKIS

WKIS


Logos for WKIS' primary and secondary channels.

Logo for WKIS' third HD subchannel.
City Boca Raton, Florida
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
(WKIS License Limited Partnership)
Sister stations WBFS-TV, WFOR-TV, WPOW, WQAM
Webcast Listen Live
Website wkis.cbslocal.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.

WKIS broadcasts in the HD Radio format.[1]

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.

former logo

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.[2] The swap was completed on December 1, 2014.[3]

References

  1. http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=12 HD Radio Guide for Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood
  2. CBS And Beasley Swap Philadelphia/Miami For Charlotte/Tampa from Radio Insight (October 2, 2014)
  3. Venta, Lance (December 1, 2014). "CBS Beasley Deal Closes". RadioInsight. Retrieved December 1, 2014.

Coordinates: 25°59′35″N 80°10′26″W / 25.993°N 80.174°W / 25.993; -80.174


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