Broadcast area | Four Corners area |
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Frequency | 97.9 MHz |
Branding | Kiss Country |
Programming | |
Format | Country |
Ownership | |
Owner | Hutton Broadcasting, LLC |
KENN, KRWN, KPRT-FM, KPTE, KKDG, KDGO, KRTZ, KVFC | |
History | |
First air date | 1979 |
Call sign meaning | "Kiss Country" |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 54005 |
Class | C |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 399 meters (1,309 ft) |
Translator(s) | 99.3 K257DQ (Farmington, New Mexico) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | kisscountry.net |
KISZ-FM (97.9 MHz) is a country music radio station in the Four Corners area of the Western United States. It is licensed to Cortez, Colorado and is owned by Hutton Broadcasting, LLC. Bill Kruger-Regional Director, Don Kirk-Program Director. Overnights feature "Kickin It With Kix", hosted by Kix Brooks. Weekday mornings are hosted by nationally syndicated Big D, and Bubba. Evenings feature Lia Night, and the award-winning "Nights with Lia" Monday through Saturday. "Solid Gold Saturday Morning" airs 6-10am each Saturday morning. Sunday's feature the "American Christian Music Review", Thunder Road", "American Country Countdown", and "The Road".
The station also has a booster, KISZ-FM1 in Farmington, New Mexico.
KISZ went on the air on April 17, 1979. Before becoming “Kiss Country” in the 1990s, it was “Kiss 98” with a Top 40 format.