WGKS

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WGKS
WGKS KISS96.9 logo.jpg
Broadcast area Lexington Metro
Central Kentucky
Frequency 96.9 MHz
BrandingKISS 96-9
Programming
Format Classic hits
Affiliations Westwood One
Premiere Networks
Ownership
OwnerL.M. Communications, Inc.
WCDA, WLXG, WBVX, WBTF
History
First air date
June 15, 1968;55 years ago (1968-06-15) (as WPDE-FM at 96.7)
Former call signs
WPDE-FM (1968–1972)
WBGR-FM (1972–1981)
WNCW (1981–1985)
WCOZ (1985–1992)
WCOZ-FM (1992)
Former frequencies
96.7 MHz (1968–1992)
Call sign meaning
W GKiSs [1]
Technical information
Facility ID 36140
Class C2
ERP 50,000 watts
HAAT 150 meters (490 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 38°7′32″N84°21′12″W / 38.12556°N 84.35333°W / 38.12556; -84.35333
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website kiss969fm.com

WGKS (96.9 FM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a classic hits radio format and calling itself "KISS 96-9". Licensed to Paris, Kentucky, United States, the station serves the Lexington-Fayette media market. It is owned by L.M. Communications, Inc. [2] Studios and offices are located at Triangle Center on West Main Street in Lexington. [3] The transmitter is off Houston Antioch Road, also in Lexington. [4]

Contents

WGKS is on air as Kiss 969, Lexington's Greatest Hits. The on air line up is Tricia in the morning, Action Jackson in the midday, Patrick Scott PMD and Skip Eliot is nights.

History

The station was assigned the call sign WCOZ on February 25, 1984. On June 11, 1992, the station changed its call letters to WCOZ-FM. Just over a week later, on June 19, the station changed its call sign to the current WGKS. [5]

On September 22, 2020, WGKS changed their format from soft AC to classic hits, still under the "Kiss 96.9" branding. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  2. ↑ "WGKS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "Contact".
  4. ↑ "Radio Station Coverage Map".
  5. ↑ "WGKS Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  6. ↑ 96.9 Kiss-FM Lexington Moves To Classic Hits Radioinsight - September 22, 2020


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