Broadcast area | Seattle metropolitan area |
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Frequency | 106.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | Hits 106.1 |
Programming | |
Format | Contemporary hit radio |
Subchannels | HD2: Pride Radio |
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Ownership | |
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KHHO, KJAQ, KJEB, KJR, KJR-FM, KPTR, KZOK-FM | |
History | |
First air date | May 1959 |
Former call signs |
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Former frequencies | 106.3 MHz (1959–1961) |
Call sign meaning | "Kiss" (former branding) |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 27020 |
Class | C |
ERP | 73,000 watts |
HAAT | 698 meters (2,290 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 47°30′16.7″N 121°58′7.8″W / 47.504639°N 121.968833°W |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live HD2: Listen Live |
Website | hits1061seattle.iheart.com |
KBKS-FM (106.1 MHz) – branded as Hits 106.1 – is a commercial radio station licensed to Tacoma, Washington, and serving the Seattle metropolitan area. Owned by iHeartMedia, it broadcasts a top 40 (CHR) format. The studios and offices are located on Elliott Avenue West in the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle.[2] The transmitter is on Tiger Mountain, in Issaquah.[3]
KBKS is the flagship station of the syndicated morning show The Jubal Show.