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| Broadcast area | Oklahoma City metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 98.9MHz |
| Branding | 98.9 KISS FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Hot adult contemporary |
| Affiliations | Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KATT-FM,WKY,KWPN,WWLS-FM,KKWD | |
| History | |
First air date | 1939? (as W5XAU) June 1969 (as KFJL) |
Former call signs | W5XAU (1939-?) WKY-FM (1947–1958) KYFM (1958–1969) KFJL (1969–1979) KTLS (1979–1980) KLNK (1980–1983) KZBS (1983–1991) |
Call sign meaning | K(Y)IsS |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 8798 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000watts |
| HAAT | 470 meters (1,540 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | kyis.com |
KYIS (98.9FM, "98.9 KISS FM") is ahot adult contemporaryradio station serving theOklahoma City area and is owned byCumulus Media. KYIS-FM's studios are located in Northwest Oklahoma City and a transmitter site is in the Northside of the city.
The earliest known format of the station isurban contemporary when it went by the call lettersKFJL in the 1970s. Another early callsign of the station wasKYFM with its transmitter located on the Lakeshore tower near the Northwest Expressway and May Avenue. At one point, the transmitter location was co-located on the890 AM tower at Britton and Eastern. The calls were then changed toKTLS (The LifeStyle), and flipped to a Christian format.
It changed calls in September 1980 toKLNK, and ran anadult contemporary format known as "The Link." Bill Lacey of Zuma Broadcasting changed calls again in 1983 toKZBS, and the station was known as "Z99" and "99FM" for a time. KZBS was known for many extravagant promotions including a home giveaway that was surrounded by a great deal of controversy. KZBS switched betweenTop 40,Rhythmic Top 40 andhot adult contemporary, and switched full-time to Hot AC, becomingKYIS (KISS-FM), on August 28, 1991. The station became successful in 1993 with new Program Director Jon Zellner, who hosted afternoons. Zellner hired the Jack and Ron morning show and Kathi Yeager for middays. KYIS started making serious inroads against competitorKJYO with Zellner and later with another program director, Ray Kalusa. Jack and Ron stayed on until 2016, when they were moved to sister stationKQOB.
Dial/Greyhound repossessed KZBS from Zuma in 1990, and then the station was debt-combined with KATT in August 1994.
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