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| Broadcast area | Lima, Ohio |
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| Frequency | 93.9MHz |
| Branding | 93.9 Kiss FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WIMA,WIMT,WMLX,WZRX-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | April 1, 2003; 22 years ago (2003-04-01) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 40714 |
| Class | B1 |
| ERP | 14,000watts |
| HAAT | 133 meters (436 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°57′24″N84°07′56″W / 40.95667°N 84.13222°W /40.95667; -84.13222 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (viaiHeartRadio) |
| Website | kisslima.iheart.com |
WBKS (93.9FM, "93.9 Kiss FM"), owned byiHeartMedia, Inc., is a radio station servingLima, Ohio with aTop 40 (CHR) format. Its studios are located withWIMA,WIMT-FM,WZRX-FM, andWMLX-FM on West Market Street in Lima. Its transmitter is located between Kalida andColumbus Grove, its city of license, in southern Putnam County.
The station was formerly known asWLWD, "Wild 93-9," until April 1, 2010. WLWD was originally aRhythmic Contemporary station but had begun adding more mainstream pop and rock hits to its rotation in June 2009. With the change to 93-9 Kiss FM, the station has now fully transitioned to Mainstream Top 40/CHR, and now has the hit-music format to itself in Lima with former competitor stationWZOQ/WWSR's change to a sports format and move from its original 92.1 frequency (nowWFGF) to 93.1.
Mornings are syndicated withElvis Duran and the Morning Show. WBKS promotes and is known for commercial free hours. Nationally syndicatedRyan Seacrest airs during the midday. DJ Old Skool holds down afternoons w/ the 5:00 Rewind, on-air from 2-6p. From 6-11p it's Kennedy at night. Although the jocks and imaging are local, most of the music is programmed by Clear Channel'sPremium Choice CHR format with little local changes. They run CLUB 9-3-9 on Friday & Saturday Nights. CLUB 9-3-9 kicks off early on Friday evenings at 5pm. And the studio keys are given to Matt on the weekends. He is on the air on Saturday and Sundays from 10a-3p.
The WLWD calls were previously used from 1949 to 1976 by Channel 2 in Dayton, Ohio (owned by Crosley Communications, owners of the "WLW" network of stations; it is nowWDTN-TV.) TV talk show hostPhil Donahue, a maverick and trail blazer of TV talk shows, got his start there. The WLWD call letters were familiar in the Lima area since the WDTN signal reaches various portions of the Lima market either over the air or through cable carriage.
On April 1, 2010, WLWD changed their call letters to WBKS, to go with their "Kiss FM" branding.