Broadcast area | Eastern Iowa |
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Frequency | 96.5 MHz |
Branding | 96.5 Kiss Country |
Programming | |
Format | Country |
Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KKRQ, KMJM, KOSY-FM, KXIC, WMT | |
History | |
First air date | February 27, 1963 |
Former call signs | WMT-FM (1963–2012) |
Call sign meaning | "Kiss Country" |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 73594 |
Class | C1 |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 158 meters (518 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°1′40″N 91°38′25″W / 42.02778°N 91.64028°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | 965kisscountry |
KKSY-FM (96.5 MHz "Kiss Country") is a commercial FM radio station in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It broadcasts a country music radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. KKSY carries the syndicated Bobby Bones Show in morning drive time and After Midnite with Granger Smith overnight.
KKSY-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations. The transmitter tower and studios are on Old Marion Road and Collins Road NE (Iowa Highway 100) in Cedar Rapids, co-located with the tower for KGAN channel 2.[2]