WKSL

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WKSL

Neptune Beach, Florida United States
Broadcast area	Jacksonville metropolitan area
Frequency	97.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	97.9 KISS FM
Programming
Format	Top 40 (CHR)
Subchannels	HD2: WFXJ simulcast (Sports) HD3: Praise 107.9 (Urban gospel)
Affiliations	Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WQIK-FM, WFXJ, WJBT, WPLA, WSOL-FM
History
First air date	August 1965 (as WFOY-FM at 97.7)
Former call signs	WFOY-FM (1965–1984) WUVU (1984–1992) WSTF (1992–1995) WFSJ-FM (1995–2000) WFKS (2000–2011) WNWW (2011–2014)
Former frequencies	97.7 MHz (1965–1992)
Call sign meaning	Kiss Jacksonville
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	67243
Class	C2
ERP	12,500 watts
HAAT	302 meters (991 ft)
Translator(s)	HD2: 97.3 W247CF (Orange Park) HD3: 107.9 W300CU (Jacksonville)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live HD3: Listen Live
Website	979kissfm.iheart.com HD3: praise1079.com

WKSL (97.9 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Neptune Beach, Florida, broadcasting to the Jacksonville metropolitan area. The station is owned and operated by iHeartMedia, Inc. WKSL airs a Top 40/CHR radio format. WKSL carries two weekday syndicated programs, with Elvis Duran and the Morning Show from WHTZ New York City, and in middays, WKSL carries On Air with Ryan Seacrest based at KIIS-FM Los Angeles.

WKSL's studios and offices are located on Belfort Parkway in Jacksonville's Southside neighborhood. The transmitter is in the Arlington neighborhood, on Hogan Road near Pottsburg Creek.^[2]

WKSL broadcasts in the HD Radio hybrid format. The HD2 subchannel, which is simulcast on sister station WFXJ and FM translator W247CF (97.3 MHz), carries a sports talk format known as "Fox Sports Jacksonville".^[3] The HD3 subchannel, which is simulcast on FM translator W300CU (107.9 MHz), carries an urban gospel format known as "Praise 107.9".^[4]