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| Simulcast ofKNSS, Wichita | |
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| Broadcast area | Wichita metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 98.7MHz (HD Radio) |
| RDS | KNSS |
| Branding | 98.7 and 1330 KNSS |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/Talk |
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| Network | Fox News Radio |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | July 4, 1995; 30 years ago (1995-07-04) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Kansas" and "news station" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 23292 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 150 meters (490 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°24′11.1″N97°35′23.2″W / 37.403083°N 97.589778°W /37.403083; -97.589778 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) |
| Website | www |
KNSS-FM (98.7MHz, "98.7 and 1330") is acommercial radio stationlicensed toClearwater, Kansas, and serving theWichita metropolitan area. Itsimulcasts anews/talkradio format withsister stationKNSS (1330 AM). It is owned byAudacy with studios and offices on East Douglas Avenue in Wichita.[2]
KNSS-FM has aneffective radiated power of 50,000 watts, and itstransmitter is on West 100th Avenue North at North Chicaskia Road inConway Springs, Kansas. KNSS-FM broadcasts in theHD Radio hybrid format. Its HD2subchannel carries thesports radio format heard on co-ownedKFH (1240 AM) and its HD3 subchannel airs the nationalBetMGM Network along with someInfinity Sports Network programming.
Weekdays on KNSS-AM-FM begin withSteve & Ted, a news and interview show featuring Steve McIntosh and Ted Woodward. The rest of the schedule is made up ofnationally syndicatedconservative talk shows:The Glenn Beck Radio Program,The Dana Loesch Show,The Sean Hannity Show,The Mark Levin Show,Armstrong & Getty andCoast to Coast AM withGeorge Noory.
Weekends feature shows on money, health, retirement, gardening, food and wine, some of which are paidbrokered programming. Weekend syndicated shows include:Handel on The Law withBill Handel,The Larry Kudlow Show,Our American Stories with Lee Habeeb andSunday Nights with Bill Cunningham as well as repeats of weekday shows. Most hours begin with world and national news fromFox News Radio. DuringNFL football season, KNSS-AM-FM carryKansas City Chiefs broadcasts.
Radio professional Gary Violet was issued aconstruction permit by theFederal Communications Commission (FCC) on March 27, 1992. It was for a new FM station at 98.7 MHz, with KQSB as itscall sign. After three years of getting it built, the stationsigned on the air on July 4, 1995.[3] It playedcountry music as KSPG, "The Kansas Pig". The station was initially owned by former KBUZ owner Gary Violet. Wichita-based Great Empire Broadcasting (owners of country formattedKFDI (AM) andFM) would provide sales and marketing for the station.[4][5]
On May 19, 1997, KSPG flipped tohot adult contemporary as KAYY, "K98.7".[6]Entercom (forerunner to current owner Audacy) bought the station in February 2000.[7][8] The Hot AC format lasted three years.
On May 31, 2000, KAYY became the new home ofsmooth jazz-formatted KWSJ. The format was moved from its temporary frequency at 92.7 FM (nowKGHF) and was originally on 105.3 FM (nowKFBZ). The station played contemporary jazz instrumentals with a few vocals each hour from pop and R&B artists.
KWSJ's smooth jazz format was dropped on March 25, 2002, and flipped to a simulcast with AM sister stationKFH and itstalk radio format. KWSJ changed its call letters to KFH-FM, which were formerly used on 97.9 FM (nowKRBB).[9][10]
On May 9, 2011, KFH-AM-FM flipped from all-talk tosports radio. The stations aired a few weekday local sports shows withCBS Sports Radio filling other hours of the schedule. During the summer of 2016, KFH began simulcasting onFM translator K248CY (97.5 FM), enabling the station to be heard on three separate frequencies (97.5 FM, 98.7 FM and 1240 AM). The signal was strongest in the eastern part of the Wichita metropolitan area.
Entercom announced in October 2016 that the FM station's format would change. Talk station KNSS 1330 AM would begin simulcasting on the 98.7 frequency. That gave Wichita its first full-power FM news/talk station since KFH's 2011 switch to sports.[11] In 2021, Entercom changed its name to Audacy, Inc.