| Broadcast area | Chattanooga metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 105.5MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 105.5 KISS Chattanooga |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Contemporary hit radio |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | June 23, 1964 (1964-06-23)[1] |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Kiss FM" |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 14735 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 5,300 watts |
| HAAT | 106 meters (348 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°57′22″N85°17′31″W / 34.956°N 85.292°W /34.956; -85.292 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) |
| Website | www |
WKXJ (105.5FM) is a commercialradio station licensed toRossville, Georgia, United States, and serving theChattanooga, Tennessee, area. The station operates aTop 40 (CHR) music format and is branded as "105.5 KISS FM." It is owned byAudacy, Inc. Its studios are located on Old Lee Road in Chattanooga, and itstransmitter is located inRed Bank.
The 103.7 frequency is a newly assigned signal to the area, where it relocated fromMcMinnville, Tennessee and had been at 103.9 MHz, where its previous format was Country, now relocated tosister station WTRZ. But before WTRZ playedcountry music as "Hot Country 103.7," the station, known as "Z-104" during the mid-1980s to early 1990s, was a mix ofAdult contemporary, AOR, and CHR. As WBMC in the early 1980s aired an adult contemporary format. The move to Chattanooga had been in the works since 2003. In a statement from the online websiteThe Chattanoogan on June 18, 2008, Clear Channel VP/Market Manager Mark Bass said, "This is going to be a carefully researched radio station that reaches a huge number of listeners in the Chattanooga area with a unique format that is not in this market anywhere, and something new and unique to the country, we're taking it first step forward."[3]
On June 23, 2008, after playing a ticking clock for a few minutes, the station flipped to aDisco format branded as "Boogie 103.7".[4] However, a few weeks later, the disco music was replaced with clips ofThe Rick and Bubba Show played around the clock. On August 29, 2008, the station flipped to an Adult Contemporary format branded as "103.7 The River," featuring "Delilah" at night.[5] However, after a year in the format, Clear Channel decided to bring the KISS-FM brand back to Chattanooga for the first time in 2 years, which was previously used at sister stationWLND.
On November 1, 2017,iHeartMedia announced that WKXJ, along with all of their sister stations in Chattanooga andRichmond, would be sold to Entercom (nowAudacy, Inc) due to that company's merger withCBS Radio.[6] The sale was completed on December 19, 2017.[7]
On January 22, 2021, WKXJ replacedElvis Duran & The Morning Show withThe Bert Show.
On May 16, 2025, Audacy announced that WKXJ's top 40/CHR format would be moving to 105.5 on May 23, ultimately displacing that station's active rock format. Like WRXR, WKXJ had been failing to overtakeBahakel'sWDOD-FM, registering only a 2.7 share in the March 2025 ratings books, compared to WDOD-FM's 6.0.[8]