KYIS

Infobox Radio station
name = KYIS


city = Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
area = Oklahoma City metropolitan area
branding = 98-9 Kiss FM
slogan =
airdate = 1939? as W5XAU
frequency = 98.9 MHz HD Radio
format = Hot AC
power =
erp = 100,000 watts
haat = 470 meters
class = C
facility_id = 8798
callsign_meaning = K(Y)IsS
owner = Citadel Broadcasting
webcast = [http://www.kyis.com/article.asp?id=539040 Listen Live]
website = http://www.kyis.com
sister_stations = KATT, KKWD, KQOB, WKY, WWLS-AM/FM

KYIS (98.9 FM), known as "98-9 Kiss FM", is a Hot AC radio station serving the Oklahoma City area and is owned by Citadel Broadcasting.

History

The earliest known format of the station is Urban Contemporary when it went by the call letters KFJL in the 1970s. Another early callsign of the station was KYFM with its transmitter located on the Lakeshore tower near NW Expressway and May Ave. At one point the transmitter location was at Britton and Eastern co-located on the 890AM tower. The calls were then changed to KTLS (The LifeStyle), a Christian format. It changed calls in September of 1980 to KLNK and ran an adult contemporary format known as "The Link." Bill Lacey of Zuma Broadcasting changed calls again in 1983 to KZBS and was known as "Z99" and "99FM" for a time. KZBS was known for many extravagant promotions including a home giveaway that was surrounded by a great deal of controversy. KZBS switched between Top 40, Rhythmic Top 40 and Hot AC becoming Kiss-FM on August 28, 1991. Dial/Greyhound repo'ed KZBS from Zuma in 1990 and then the station was debt-combined with KATT to form Caribou Communications. Sometime after the merger, the calls where changed to KYIS.

External links

* [http://www.kyis.com Station website]
* [http://www.oscn.net/applications/ocisweb/GetCaseInformation.asp?submitted=true&viewtype=caseGeneral&casemasterID=488382&db=Oklahoma KZBS Repossesion Court Document]
*FMQ|KYIS
*FML|KYIS
*FMARB|KYIS