KIIS-FM

For the Australian radio stations of the same name, see KIIS Network.
KIIS-FM
Broadcast area
Frequency102.7 MHz (HD Radio)
RDSKIIS-FM LA
Branding102.7 KIIS FM
Programming
FormatTop 40 (CHR)
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
March 7, 1961
(63 years ago) (1961-03-07)
Former call signs
  • KLAC-FM (1961–1965)
  • KRHM (1965–1971)
  • KKDJ (1971–1975)
  • KIIS (1981–1984)
Call sign meaning
Carried over from KIIS (1150 AM), now KEIB; "IIS" is visibly similar to the abbreviated "115(0)" frequency position and phonetically similar to "KISS"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID19218
ClassB
ERP8,000 watts
HAAT902 meters (2,959 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
34°13′36″N 118°04′00″W / 34.22667°N 118.06667°W / 34.22667; -118.06667
Repeater(s)
Links
Public license information
Webcast
Website

KIIS-FM (102.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Los Angeles, California, United States, and broadcasts to the Greater Los Angeles area. The station airs a Top 40 (CHR) format. Owned by iHeartMedia, KIIS-FM is the origin of the conglomerate's KISS-FM brand (with the call sign pronounced as "kiss"), and serves as the flagship station for the radio program On Air with Ryan Seacrest. KIIS-FM's studios are located in Burbank, while the station transmitter resides on Mount Wilson, north of Los Angeles.

KIIS-FM extends its on-air signal by using a single full-power repeater, KVVS (105.5 FM) in Rosamond, California. KIIS-FM has consistently been rated the number-one radio station in the Los Angeles/Orange County and Ventura County markets, averaging nearly one million listeners.[2]

As of December 2021, KIIS-FM is the only Top 40 station in the Los Angeles area, after Audacy's KNOU flipped to a simulcast of KNX and changed its callsign to KNX-FM.[3]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KIIS-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Login to All Access - Breaking Radio News and Free New Music - AllAccess.com". All Access. All Access Music Group.
  3. ^ Venta, Lance (December 6, 2021). "Audacy Brings KNX Los Angeles To FM". Radio Insight. Retrieved December 11, 2021.