WKZS

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WKZS
Broadcast area Danville, Illinois
Frequency 103.1 MHz
BrandingKiss Country
Programming
Format Country
Affiliations Dial Global
Ownership
OwnerBenton-Weatherford Broadcasting, Inc., of Indiana
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 4807
Class A
ERP 3,000 watts
HAAT 91.0 meters (298.6 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°8′46.00″N87°27′15.00″W / 40.1461111°N 87.4541667°W / 40.1461111; -87.4541667
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website kisscountryradio.com

WKZS (103.1 FM, "Kiss Country") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. [2] Licensed to Covington, Indiana, United States, the station serves the immediate Danville, Illinois area. The station also maintains a sales office in Champaign, Illinois. The station is currently owned by Benton-Weatherford Broadcasting, Inc., of Indiana and features programming from Dial Global's Hot Country format.

In 2012, the station obtained a construction permit from the FCC to relocate its city of license to Thomasboro, Illinois, and to move to 103.3 MHz. [3] This would have moved the station into the Champaign-Urbana radio market, but the station owners were unable to complete the move. In 2015, Benton-Weatherford applied for another construction permit, explaining they had not been able to complete WKZS' move to Thomasboro due to health and technical challenges. [4] The construction permit was granted, but expired in 2018, with the new Thomasboro station still unbuilt. The station remains licensed to Covington as of April 2020.

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WKZS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Winter 2010. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  3. ↑ "WKZS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  4. ↑ "WKZS Application BPH - 20150820CMX. United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2020-04-27".