WAKS

WAKS
Broadcast areaGreater ClevelandNortheast Ohio
Frequency96.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding96.5 KISS-FM
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatContemporary hit radio
SubchannelsHD2: Mainstream urban
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
March 12, 1958
(66 years ago)
 (1958-03-12)
Former call signs
  • WCUE-FM (1958–1977)
  • WKDD (1977–2001)
Call sign meaning
"KISS-FM"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID49952
ClassB
ERP31,000 watts
HAAT189 meters (620 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°16′50.2″N 81°37′21.4″W / 41.280611°N 81.622611°W / 41.280611; -81.622611
Translator(s)HD2: 106.1 W291BV (Solon)
Links
Public license information
Webcast
Websitekisscleveland.com

WAKS (96.5 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Akron, Ohio, known as "96.5 KISS-FM" and featuring a top 40 (CHR) format. Owned by iHeartMedia, WAKS's studios are located at the Six Six Eight Building in downtown Cleveland's Gateway District, and its transmitter resides in Brecksville; because of this, the station is recognized as a Cleveland radio station serving Greater Cleveland and much of surrounding Northeast Ohio.

WAKS is the Cleveland affiliate for Elvis Duran and the Morning Show, On Air with Ryan Seacrest, and American Top 40. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WAKS broadcasts over two HD Radio channels.[2] WAKS-HD2, which airs a mainstream urban format, is also relayed over a low-power FM translator.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WAKS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "HD Radio Akron, OH". hdradio.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016.