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| Broadcast area | New Bern Greenville Jacksonville Kinston |
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| Frequency | 101.9MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 101.9 Kiss FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Mainstream Urban |
| Subchannels | HD2:WNCTsimulcast (Beach music) |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WMGV,WMJV,WSFL-FM,WNCT | |
| History | |
First air date | August 1977 (1977-8) |
Call sign meaning | Variation of the branding "Kiss" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 72389 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000watts |
| HAAT | 299 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°12′07.00″N77°11′15.00″W / 35.2019444°N 77.1875000°W /35.2019444; -77.1875000 |
| Translator(s) | HD2: SeeWNCT (AM) § Translators |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | 1019online.com |
WIKS (101.9FM) is anmainstream urban-formattedbroadcastradio station licensed toNew Bern, North Carolina. The station is owned byCurtis Media Group. WIKS is an affiliate of theSteve Harvey Morning Show.
The 101.9 FM frequency in New Bern signed on with anAlbum-oriented Rock format in August 1977 asWRBK ("K101").[2] Due to the nature of its frequency at 101.9 and the advent of digital tuners, the slogan was changed to "K102" in the summer of 1978. In August 1979, the station flipped to acountry music format, asWAZZ ("Country Ways").[3]
By 1986, the station would become "Kiss 102" with theWIKScall letters and anMainstream Urban format. Transmitting power increased to 100,000 watts. Rap andhip-hop music was introduced in the 1990s, as WIKS became a full modernmainstream urban station by 1998. In 1997 WIKS picked up competition from the 92.3 frequency whenWQSL adopted arhythmic top 40 format as "The Beat of Carolina". WIKS responded by tweaking its format toUrban Adult Contemporary station in 2003, though they eventually returned to their current format.
On February 2, 2017,Beasley Media Group announced that it would sell its six stations and four translators in theGreenville-New Bern-Jacksonville market, including WIKS, toCurtis Media Group for $11 million to reduce the company's debt.[4] The sale was completed on May 1, 2017.[5]
WIKS feeds low-poweredFM translators, by way of their HD2 subchannel. "Beach, Boogie and Blues" features abeach music/rhythmic oldies format, originating from sister stationsWELS-FM andWNCT.
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