KIYS
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| Broadcast area | Jonesboro, Arkansas |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 101.7 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 101.7 KISS FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| Subchannels | HD1: KIYS analog HD2: Variety hits "94.1 Bob FM" HD3: K-Love HD4: News/Talk (KBTM simulcast) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | East Arkansas Broadcasters |
| History | |
First air date | March 27, 1977 (as KCAC at 106.3) |
Former call signs | KCAC (1977–1980) KCAZ (1980–1989) KRLW (1989–2010) |
Former frequencies | 106.3 MHz (1977–2010) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 70465 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 10,500 watts |
| HAAT | 327 meters |
| Translator(s) | 94.1 K231BV (College City, relays HD2) 97.9 K250BH (Jonesboro, relays HD3) [citation needed] |
| Repeater(s) | 1230 KBTM (relays HD4) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) |
| Website | kissjonesboro.com bobfmjonesboro.com (HD2) |
KIYS (101.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR) format serving the Jonesboro, Arkansas, area. The station is currently owned by East Arkansas Broadcasters.
KIYS broadcast in the HD Radio format.[2]
History
[edit]This format was previously located at 101.9 KIYS in the Jonesboro, Arkansas market. On September 10, 2010, the 101.9 KIYS frequency relocated to Crawfordsville, Arkansas where it began to target the Memphis area as "101.9 Radio Now". While located in Jonesboro, the station was CHR as "Kiss FM", owned by Clear Channel, but operated by East Arkansas Broadcasters under a local marketing agreement (LMA). After the 101.9 signal was moved to Crawfordsville, East Arkansas Broadcasting acquired KRLW, which had been at 106.3, and moved the frequency over to 101.7 and relaunched it as "101.7 Kiss FM." KIYS is the only radio station in Arkansas to be an affiliate with Dan Ingram's Top 40 Satellite Survey in the 1980s.
KIYS-HD2
[edit]KIYS-HD2 airs an adult hits format under the Bob FM brand. The channel is simulcast on analog FM via translator K231BV College City, Until November 18, 2019, it carried an active rock format branded as The Buzz, before temporarily stunting with Christmas music until its current format premiered December 26.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KIYS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ https://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=29 Archived 2018-07-19 at the Wayback Machine HD Radio Guide for Memphis
- ^ "Bob Bursts Into Jonesboro". RadioInsight. 2019-12-26. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
External links
[edit]- Official Website
- Facility details for Facility ID 70465 (KIYS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KIYS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 142875 (K231BV) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K231BV at FCCdata.org
- Facility details for Facility ID 144082 (K250BH) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K250BH at FCCdata.org
35°57′14″N 90°41′41″W / 35.9540°N 90.6948°W
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