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Broadcast area | Washington Metropolitan Area |
Frequency | 93.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | 93.9 WKYS |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Urban contemporary |
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Ownership | |
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WMMJ, WOL, WPRS-FM, WYCB | |
History | |
First air date | June 1947 | (as WRC-FM)
Former call signs | WRC-FM (1947–1974) |
Call sign meaning | "Kiss" |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 73200 |
Class | B |
ERP | 24,500 watts |
HAAT | 215 meters (705 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°56′24.4″N 77°04′52.9″W / 38.940111°N 77.081361°W |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | kysdc |
WKYS (93.9 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Washington, D.C. The station is owned by Urban One through licensee Radio One Licenses, LLC, and broadcasts an urban contemporary radio format. It is co-owned with WMMJ, WOL, WPRS-FM, and WYCB, with studios and offices in Silver Spring, Maryland.
WKYS has an effective radiated power of 24,500 watts. The transmitter tower is on Nebraska Avenue NW, co-located with the tower for WRC-TV (WKYS' former TV sister station).[2] WKYS broadcasts using HD Radio technology.[3][4] The urban talk programming of co-owned WOL 1450 AM is heard on its HD3 digital subchannel.