WFKS

WFKS

Infobox Radio Station


name = WFKS
airdate = August 1965
frequency = 97.9 MHz/Channel 250 HD Radio
city = Neptune Beach, Florida
area = Jacksonville, Florida
format = WFKS: Top 40
HD2: New Top 40
owner = Clear Channel Communications
sister_stations = WFKS, WFXJ, WJBT, WPLA, WQIK, WROO, WSOL-FM
erp = 12,500 watts
branding = Kiss-FM
slogan = The Hit Music Space!
class = C2
callsign_meaning = Florida's KiSs
website = [http://www.979kissfm.com/main.html/ www.979kissfm.com]

WFKS is a commercial radio station located in Neptune Beach, Florida, broadcasting to the Jacksonville, Florida area on 97.9 FM. WFKS airs a Top 40 music format branded as "Kiss-FM", as applied to Clear Channel's Top 40 Pop stations.

History

The station was originally licensed to St. Augustine, Florida as WFOY-FM on 97.7 FM/Channel 249 simulcasting WFOY. In 1984, Shull Broadcasting bought WFOY-AM-FM and changed the F.M. to Hot A.C. WUVU "The View 97.7." In 1992 WUVU moved to 97.9 FM with 50 kW and was sold to Paxson Broadcasting which switched WUVU to WSTF (the former calls of what is now WJRR in Orlando) with an Oldies format from 1993 to 1995. In 1995 it flipped to Smooth Jazz as WFSJ-FM, only to flip to its current format in 2000. The New 97-9 Kiss-FM flipped from a Smooth Jazz to CHR at 3:00pm (EST) on March 17, 2000, Listen to the aircheck of the launch [http://formatchange.com/audio/51.mp3 here.] For a short time it used the calls WGNE-FM.

From 1994 to 2000, the WFKS calls were used on 99.9 FM in Palatka, as CHR/Hot AC "99.9 Kiss FM." That station became country WGNE in 2000 and was moved into the Jacksonville market by Renda Broadcasting in May 2005. It is now "Gator Country," competing with the current WFKS-FM's sister station, WQIK.

Programming

WFKS airs the nationally-syndicated MJ Morning Show each weekday morning from 6:00am to 11:00am.Just recently, they began airing "On Air" with Ryan Seacrest weekdays from noon-3, and also American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest Saturday mornings from 6am-10am. The latter program was a mainstay on rival WAPE for many years.

References

*1992 Broadcasting Yearbook, page A-79 (listed as WUVU)

External links

* [http://www.979kissfm.com/main.html Official Website]
*fmq|WFKS
*FML|WFKS


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • WFKS — * FM 97.9, Neptune Beach/ Jacksonville, Florida (Community » Radio Stations) …   Abbreviations dictionary

  • WGNE-FM — Infobox Radio Station name = WGNE FM airdate = 1973 frequency = 99.9 (MHz) city = Middleburg, Florida area = Jacksonville, Florida format = Country owner = Renda Broadcasting erp = 48,000 watts branding = Gator Country slogan = Jacksonville s NEW …   Wikipedia

  • Jacksonville, Florida — Jacksonville redirects here. For other uses, see Jacksonville (disambiguation). City of Jacksonville, Florida   Consolidated city–county   Top, left to r …   Wikipedia

  • Melbourne, Florida —   City   Downtown Melbourne …   Wikipedia

  • Clear Channel Communications — Not to be confused with clear channel radio stations, a type of AM radio station. This article is about the broadcasting company. For other uses, see Clear channel. CC Media Holdings, Inc. Type Private Industry …   Wikipedia

  • Todd Schnitt — Infobox Radio Presenter name = Todd Schnitt imagesize = 120px caption = birthname = Todd Schnitt birthdate = birth date and age|1966|1|24 birthplace = deathdate = deathplace = show = The MJ Morning Show station = 93.3 WFLZ FM 107.7 KSLZ 97.9 WFKS …   Wikipedia

  • WFOY — Infobox Radio station name = WFOY city = St. Augustine, Florida area = St. Augustine, Florida branding = 1240 News slogan = frequency = 1240kc. repeater = airdate = February 11th 1937 share = share as of = share source = format = News/Talk power …   Wikipedia

  • List of broadcast stations owned by Clear Channel — The following is a list of radio stations currently owned by Clear Channel Communications. Of these stations, 448 of the stations which are outside the Top 100 DMA markets, plus another 91 stations which may or may not be in the top 100 DMAs are… …   Wikipedia

  • WPLA — For the former WPLA in Plant City, Florida, now WTWD, see WTBN. Infobox Radio Station name = WPLA area = Jacksonville, Florida branding = Planet Radio 107 3 slogan = airdate = 1995 as modern rock on 93.3 frequency = 107.3 (MHz) format = Modern… …   Wikipedia

  • The MJ Morning Show — Infobox Radio Show show name = The MJ Morning Show imagesize = 250px caption = The MJ Morning Show format = Talk show runtime = approximately 4 1/2 hours (per episode, Monday through Friday) creator = MJ Kelli BJ Harris writer = executive… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”