KSKS
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| Broadcast area | Fresno, California |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 93.7MHz |
| Branding | 93.7 Kiss Country |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | Nash FM Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KMGV,KMJ,KMJ-FM,KWYE | |
| History | |
First air date | 1946 (as KRFM) |
Former call signs | KRFM (1946–1964) KFRE-FM (1964–1971) KFYE (1971–1991) |
Call signmeaning | "Kiss" (2 times) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 26924 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 68,000watts |
| HAAT | 580 meters (1903 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | ksks.com |
KSKS(93.7FM) is a commercialradio stationinFresno, California.The station is owned byCumulus Mediaand it airs acountry musicradio formatbranded as "93.7 Kiss Country". Its studios are at the Radio City building on Shaw Avenue in North Fresno and itstransmitteris off Auberry Road inMeadow Lakes, California.[1]KSKS has local DJs during the day, and in the evening, airs thesyndicatedNash Nights with Shawn ParrfromNash FM,a subsidiary of Cumulus Media.
KSKS is licensed to broadcast in theHD(digital hybrid) format.[2]As one of the oldest FM stations in the Fresnomedia market,the station is considered agrandfatheredsuperpower station, as itseffective radiated poweris 68,000 watts at aheight above average terrainof 580 meters (1,903 feet). (Stations at that height inCentral Californiashould run less than 3,000 watts, according to currentFederal Communications Commissionrules forClass Bregions; however, KSKS went on the air in 1946, founded before the rules were put in place.)[3]
History[edit]
KRFMwere the originalcall letterswhen the station firstsigned onin 1946. The first owner was Paul Bartlett, a Fresno radio station pioneer. The station's studios were originally at the transmitter site in Meadow Lakes.
The station was acquired by the owner of KFRE (940 AM, nowKYNO) and KFRE-TV (nowKFSN-TV), which originally operated onVHFchannel 12, laterUHFchannel 30. The station took the call signKFRE-FM.All three co-owned stations were sold byTriangle Publicationsin 1971. Because the stations were sold to separate companies, and the owners of the AM station kept the KFRE call sign, the FM station took new call letters,KFYE,as a mostly-instrumentalbeautiful musicoutlet.
Through the 1980s, the station added more vocals as aneasy listeningstation. In 1992, KFYE completed the transition to anadult contemporaryformat known as "Y-94." In the 1980s, Ray Appleton hosted "Lunchtime at the Oldies" on Y-94. Ray would go on to become a popular talk show host atKMJ.
On November 16, 2006,CBS Radioannounced the sale of KSKS and its other Fresno-area stations to Peak Broadcasting.
On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in whichTownsquare Mediawould purchase Peak Broadcasting, and then immediately swap Peak's Fresno stations, including KSKS, toCumulus Mediain exchange for Cumulus' stations inDubuque, IowaandPoughkeepsie, New York.The deal was part of Cumulus' acquisition ofDial Global.Peak, Townsquare, and Dial Global were all controlled byOaktree Capital Management.[4][5]The sale to Cumulus was completed on November 14, 2013.[6]
References[edit]
- ^"KSKS-FM Radio Station Coverage Map".radio-locator.com.
- ^Staff, FCC Internet Services."Station Search Details".licensing.fcc.gov.
- ^Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-19
- ^"Official: Cumulus Buys Dial Global, Spins Some Stations To Townsquare; Peak Stations Sold To Townsquare, Fresno Spun To Cumulus".All Access.August 30, 2013.RetrievedAugust 30,2013.
- ^"Cumulus Makes Dial Global And Townsquare Deals Official".RadioInsight.August 30, 2013.RetrievedAugust 30,2013.
- ^"Cumulus-Townsquare-Peak Deal Closes".All Access.November 15, 2013.RetrievedNovember 16,2013.
External links[edit]
- Official Website
- KSKSin theFCCFM station database
- KSKSinNielsen Audio's FM station database
- List of "grandfathered" FM radio stations in the U.S.