KGKS

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KGKS
Broadcast area Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Frequency 93.9 MHz
Branding93.9 Mike FM
Programming
Format Adult hits
Affiliations Citadel Media
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
1999
Technical information
Facility ID 78626
Class C3
ERP 16,500 watts
HAAT 124 meters (407 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
37°21′34″N89°37′16″W / 37.35944°N 89.62111°W / 37.35944; -89.62111
Links
Webcast Listen live
Website 939mikefm.com

KGKS (93.9 FM, "Mike FM") is a radio station broadcasting an adult hits music format. [1] Licensed to Scott City, Missouri, United States, the station is currently owned by Max Media through MRR License LLC and features programming from Citadel Media. [2]

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History

The Federal Communications Commission issued a construction permit for the station to Zimmer Radio of Mid-Missouri, Inc. on April 16, 1998. [3] The station was issued the KGKS call sign on June 29, 1998, [4] and received its license to cover on January 14, 1999. [5] On June 2, 2004, the station's license was assigned by Zimmer Radio to the current owner, Mississippi River Radio. [6] Included in the transaction were the licenses for Missouri stations KCGQ-FM, KGIR, KJEZ, KKLR-FM, KLSC, KMAL, KSIM, KWOC, and KZIM.

Previously carrying a longtime classic hits format as "93.9 The River", the station, following the end of the station's annual Christmas music stunt at Midnight on December 26, 2021, flipped to an adult hits format as "93.9 Mike FM". The first song on Mike was "Jack and Diane" by John Cougar Mellencamp, and the format launched with a commercial-free run of 9,300 minutes, lasting through the following Sunday, January 2. The station retains a majority of their previous playlist as well as The River's DJs (a particularly unique move as most adult hits stations are known for their jockless programming), but expanded it to the typical adult hits boundaries to include songs more recent, from the mid-1990s onward. [7]

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References

  1. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
  2. "KGKS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
  3. "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. April 16, 1998. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
  4. "Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
  5. "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. January 14, 1999. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
  6. "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. June 2, 2004. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
  7. Mike Found on Cape Girardeau's River