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| Broadcast area | Jonesboro, Arkansas |
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| Frequency | 101.7MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 101.7 KISS FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| Subchannels | HD1: KIYS analog HD2:KTRQ simulcast HD3:K-Love HD4:Variety hits "101.3 Bob FM" |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | East Arkansas Broadcasters |
| History | |
First air date | March 27, 1977 (as KCAC at 106.3) |
Former call signs | KCAC (1977–1980) KCAZ (1980–1989) KRLW (1989–2010) |
Former frequencies | 106.3 MHz (1977–2010) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 70465 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 10,500watts |
| HAAT | 327 meters |
| Translators | 94.1 K231BV (Newport, relays HD2) 97.9 K250BH (Jonesboro, relays HD3)[citation needed] 101.3 K267AS (Piggott, relays HD4) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) |
| Website | kissjonesboro.com bobfmjonesboro.com (HD4) |
KIYS (101.7FM) is aradio station broadcasting aTop 40 (CHR) format serving theJonesboro, Arkansas, area. The station is currently owned by East Arkansas Broadcasters.
KIYS broadcast in theHD Radio format.[2]
This format was previously located at 101.9 KIYS in the Jonesboro, Arkansas market. On September 10, 2010, the 101.9 KIYS frequency relocated to Crawfordsville, Arkansas where it began to target the Memphis area as "101.9 Radio Now". While located in Jonesboro, the station was CHR as "Kiss FM", owned by Clear Channel, but operated by East Arkansas Broadcasters under alocal marketing agreement (LMA). After the 101.9 signal was moved to Crawfordsville, East Arkansas Broadcasting acquired KRLW, which had been at 106.3, and moved the frequency over to 101.7 and relaunched it as "101.7 Kiss FM." KIYS is the only radio station in Arkansas to be an affiliate withDan Ingram'sTop 40 Satellite Survey in the 1980s.
KIYS-HD2 airs anadult hits format under theBob FM brand. The channel is simulcast on analog FM via translator K231BV College City, Until November 18, 2019, it carried anactive rock format branded asThe Buzz, before temporarily stunting withChristmas music until its current format premiered December 26.[3]
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