WKSE

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WKSE

Niagara Falls, New York
Broadcast area	Western New York
Frequency	98.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Kiss 98.5
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Top 40 (CHR)
Subchannels	HD2: Country music (WLKK) HD3: News/talk (WBEN) HD4: Sports radio (WGR)
Ownership
Owner	Audacy, Inc. (Audacy License, LLC)
Sister stations	WBEN WGR WLKK WWKB WWWS
History
First air date	January 1, 1946; 78 years ago (1946-01-01)
Former call signs	WHLD-FM (1946–80) WZIR (1980–84) WRXT (1984–85)
Call sign meaning	"Kiss"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	34384
Class	B
ERP	46,000 watts
HAAT	128 meters (420 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	43°00′18″N 78°59′35″W / 43.005°N 78.993°W / 43.005; -78.993
Translator(s)	HD2: 104.7 W284AP (Buffalo)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via Audacy)
Website	www.audacy.com/kiss985

WKSE (98.5 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Niagara Falls, New York, serving the Buffalo metropolitan area and Western New York. It has a top 40 (CHR) radio format and is owned by Audacy, Inc., with studios on Corporate Parkway in Amherst, New York. It calls itself Kiss 98.5.

WKSE has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 46,000 watts. The transmitter is off Staley Avenue on Grand Island, New York.^[2] Its signal extends into the Niagara Region of Ontario as well as Hamilton and Toronto. WKSE broadcasts using HD Radio technology; its HD2 digital subchannel simulcasts country music sister station WLKK, while the HD3 subchannel simulcasts co-owned WBEN news/talk programming, and the HD4 subchannel simulcasts co-owned WGR's sports programming.