KIIS (Thousand Oaks, California)

KIIS
Broadcast areaVentura County
Frequency850 kHz
Programming
FormatDefunct
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
September 20, 1971
(53 years ago)
 (1971-09-20)[1]
Last air date
February 17, 2004
(20 years ago)
 (2004-02-17)[2]
Former call signs
  • KKID (1970)
  • KGOE (1970–1984)
  • KMDY (1984–1992)
  • KCTQ (1992–1995)
  • KAHS (1995–1998)
  • KLYF (1998–1999)
  • KBET (1999–2000)
  • KACD (2000–2001)
  • KSSC (2001)
  • KACD (2001–2003)
Call sign meaning
Simulcast of KIIS-FM
Technical information
Facility ID7749
ClassB
Power
  • 500 watts (daytime)
  • 250 watts (nighttime)
Transmitter coordinates
34°12′7.20″N 118°49′48.00″W / 34.2020000°N 118.8300000°W / 34.2020000; -118.8300000

KIIS (850 AM) was a commercial radio station licensed to Thousand Oaks, California, United States. It operated from 1971 to 2004. At the time of its sign-off, KIIS was owned by Salem Media Group and broadcast a top 40 music format as a simulcast of KIIS-FM in Los Angeles.

This was the third AM station to hold the KIIS call sign, following the stations at 1150 AM in Los Angeles (1975–1980 and 1984–1997, now KEIB) and 1220 AM in Santa Clarita (1999–2003, now KHTS). Each outlet simulcast KIIS-FM during its stint as KIIS.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference BC YB 1972 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Application Search Details". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved August 21, 2024.