WYKZ

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WYKZ
WYKZ 98.7theRiver logo.png
Broadcast area Savannah, Georgia
Frequency 98.7 MHz
Branding98.7 The River
Programming
Format Adult contemporary
Affiliations Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
WAEV, WLVH, WQBT, WSOK, WTKS
History
First air date
1962;61 years ago (1962) (as WBEU-FM)
Former call signs
WBEU-FM (1962–1981)
WQLO (1981–1984)
Call sign meaning
Former branding in the early '90s as Kiss FM
Technical information
Facility ID 67680
Class C1
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 218 meters (715 ft)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website 987theriver.iheart.com

WYKZ (98.7 FM) is an adult contemporary radio station owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and licensed to Beaufort, South Carolina, with the branding "98.7 The River" The station's studio is located on Alfred St. in Savannah, Georgia, and the transmitter is located near Sun City, South Carolina.

History

The station began broadcasting in the early 1960s as a station primarily for Beaufort County, WBEU-FM. 98.7 upgraded its tower in the early '80s and began targeting Savannah as adult contemporary WQLO "98.7 Lite FM". The station was known as "Kiss 98.7" for most of the 1980s before adopting its current name in the early 1990s.

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