KIYS
KIYS (101.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR) format serving the Jonesboro, Arkansas, area. The station is currently owned by East Arkansas Broadcasters.
City | Walnut Ridge, Arkansas |
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Broadcast area | Jonesboro, Arkansas |
Frequency | 101.7 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | 101.7 KISS FM |
Slogan | Jonesboro's #1 Hit Music Station |
Programming | |
Format | FM/HD1: Top 40 (CHR) HD2: Variety hits "94.1 Bob FM" HD3: K-Love HD4: KBTM simulcast |
Ownership | |
Owner | East Arkansas Broadcasters |
History | |
First air date | March 27, 1977 (as KCAC at 106.3) |
Former call signs | KCAC (1977-1980) KCAZ (1980-1989) KRLW (1989-2010) |
Former frequencies | 106.3 MHz (1977-2010) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 70465 |
Class | C2 |
ERP | 10,500 watts |
HAAT | 327 meters |
Translator(s) | 94.1 K231BV (College City, relays HD2) 97.9 K250BH (Jonesboro, relays HD3) |
Repeater(s) | 1230 KBTM (relays HD4) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) |
Website | kissjonesboro.com bobfmjonesboro.com (HD2) |
History
This format was previously located at 101.9 KIYS in the Jonesboro, Arkansas market. On September 10, 2010, the 101.9 KIYS frequency relocated to Crawfordsville, Arkansas where it began to target the Memphis area as "101.9 Radio Now". While located in Jonesboro, the station was CHR as "Kiss FM", owned by Clear Channel, but operated by East Arkansas Broadcasters under a local marketing agreement (LMA). After the 101.9 signal was moved to Crawfordsville, East Arkansas Broadcasting acquired KRLW, which had been at 106.3, and moved the frequency over to 101.7 and relaunched it as "101.7 Kiss FM."
KIYS-HD2
KIYS-HD2 airs an adult hits format under the Bob FM brand. The channel is simulcast on analog FM via translator K231BV College City, Until November 18, 2019, it carried an active rock format branded as The Buzz, before temporarily stunting with Christmas music until its current format premiered December 26.[2]
References
- https://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=29 Archived 2018-07-19 at the Wayback Machine HD Radio Guide for Memphis
- "Bob Bursts Into Jonesboro". RadioInsight. 2019-12-26. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
External links
- KIYS in the FCC's FM station database
- KIYS on Radio-Locator
- KIYS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- K231BV in the FCC's FM station database
- K231BV on Radio-Locator
- K250BH in the FCC's FM station database
- K250BH on Radio-Locator