WKIS
FCC | |
| Facility ID | 64001 |
|---|---|
| Class | C0 |
| ERP | 98,400 watts |
| HAAT | 302.4 meters (992 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 25°59′35″N 80°10′26″W / 25.993°N 80.174°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) Listen live (via Audacy) (HD3) |
| Website | www |
WKIS (99.9
WKIS broadcasts in the
sports gambling programming as "The Bet". Its HD4 subchannel carries Israeli
programming.
History
WWOG
The station first
signed on the air on September 1, 1965 as WWOG.[5] It was originally a non-commercial Christian radio station, owned by Homer and Carole Akers. In the 1970s, it was a beautiful music
outlet, still owned by the Akers, under the corporate name WWOG, Inc.
Country music
In 1979, WWOG was bought by the Sunshine Wireless Company. The new owner changed its
WAY-FM Network.) The format was switched to country music
in September 1981.
In 1980, Sunshine Wireless bought
DJs, NBC News
and local information, as well as WKQS, an FM country station, with less chatter and more current country hits.
In 1988, WKQS changed call letters to WKIS. Around this time, WQAM would leave the country music format, first playing oldies and then switching to all-sports.[8] This left WKIS as Miami's only country music outlet.
Ownership changes
The Beasley Broadcast Group bought both WKIS and WQAM in the late 1990s, but continued the country music and sports formats on each station.[9] The studios and offices were moved to Sheridan Street in Hollywood.
On October 2, 2014, Beasley announced that it would trade five radio stations in
On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with
Entercom.[12] The merger was approved on November 9, 2017, and was consummated on November 17.[13][14]
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WKIS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ FCC Public Inspection File
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WKIS
- ^ https://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?latitude=25.7616798&longitude=-80.1917902 HD Radio Guide for Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1966 page B-30
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1984 page B-50
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1986 page B-61
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1995 page B-86
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2000 page D-96
- ^ CBS And Beasley Swap Philadelphia/Miami For Charlotte/Tampa from Radio Insight (October 2, 2014)
- ^ Venta, Lance (December 1, 2014). "CBS Beasley Deal Closes". RadioInsight. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
- ^ CBS Radio to Merge with Entercom
- ^ "Entercom Receives FCC Approval for Merger with CBS Radio". Entercom. November 9, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ Venta, Lance (November 17, 2017). "Entercom Completes CBS Radio Merger". Radio Insight. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
External links
- Official website
- WKIS in the FCC FM station database
- WKIS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
