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| Broadcast area | Rio Grande Valley |
| Frequency | 106.3MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Kiss FM 105.5 106.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Hot adult contemporary |
| Subchannels | HD2: La Mezcla Fuego con DJ Xtreme HD3: BilingualAC “Magic” |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
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| KTEX,KBFM,KQXX-FM,KVNS | |
| History | |
First air date | 1983; 42 years ago (1983) |
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Call sign meaning | Hot Kiss (former branding) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 36166 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 25,000watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters (328 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 26°8′28.00″N97°50′4.00″W / 26.1411111°N 97.8344444°W /26.1411111; -97.8344444 |
| Repeater(s) | 105.5KQXX-FM (Mission) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kissfmrgv.iheart.com |
KHKZ (106.3FM) is aradio station broadcasting ahot adult contemporary format.[2] Licensed toSan Benito, Texas, United States, the station serves theRio Grande Valley. The station is currently owned byiHeartMedia.[3] It shares a studio with its sister stations,KTEX,KBFM,KQXX-FM, andKVNS, located close to theKRGV-TV studios inWeslaco, Texas, while its transmitter is located inLa Feria, Texas.
KHKZ started off as country KTEX 106 (KTXF). Then in 1983 changed calls to KGAR and format to Hot AC. In 1989 the callsign letters were changed to KBOR-FM. Then again in 1992 the callsign letters were changed to KTJN. In 2003 the callsign letters were changed to KMAZ. In 2004 the callsign letters were changed to KHKZ.[4]
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In 2004 the station used the brandingHot Kiss 106.3.
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On February 19, 2011, KHKZ removed theHot Kiss branding and replaced it withKiss 106.3. The station also changed its logo, with the new branding, but retained theAdult Top 40 format sinceKVLY caters to theContemporary hit radio format.Mediabase andNielsen BDS will continue to describe the station as Top 40. During a round of company cut backs in mid-2011, the Morning Show with Jay and Amanda was canceled abruptly. iHeartMedia would begin to replace the Morning Show with Jay and Amanda with a nonlocal syndicated show from other markets. This began the era of nonlocal syndicated show replacements for the Rio Grande Valley and would later become a normal practice for iHeartMedia to do for other sister stations in the Rio Grande Valley market.
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Due to KHKZ's signal, covering most of the Lower Valley, the station announced on Christmas Day 2015 at 6 PM (CST), thatKQXX-FM (which covers most of the Upper Valley) would simulcast 106.3 FM's signal on the 105.5 FM frequency, in order to cover the entire Rio Grande Valley. The simulcast was most likely due to 106.3 FM's signal, being too difficult to hear in the Upper Valley. The first song played on Kiss FM wasJust Give Me a Reason byPink featuringNate Ruess.
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