WKSP

WKSP also known as "96.3 Kiss-FM", is an Urban Adult Contemporary radio station located in Augusta, Georgia. Licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to the nearby community of Aiken, South Carolina, the station broadcasts on 96.3 FM with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 17.5 kW. Its studios are located at the Augusta Corporate Center near the I-20/I-520 interchange in Augusta, and the transmitter tower is south of Edgefield, South Carolina.

WKSP
CityAiken, South Carolina
Broadcast areaAugusta, Georgia
Frequency96.3 MHz
Branding96.3 Kiss-FM
SloganToday's R&B & Old School
Programming
FormatUrban Adult Contemporary
Ownership
OwneriHeartMedia, Inc.
(Capstar TX LLC)
Sister stationsWBBQ-FM, WPRW-FM, WLUB, WYNF
History
First air dateSeptember 17, 1966 (as WLOW-FM at 95.9)
Former call signsWLOW-FM (1966-1980)
WPBM (1980-1986)
WRXR (1986-1999)
Former frequencies95.9 MHz (1966-1986)
Call sign meaningW KisS P (The station's handle)
Technical information
Facility ID46966
ClassC2
ERP17,500 watts
HAAT258 meters
Translator(s)W285FJ (104.9 MHz, Aiken, rebroadcasts HD2)
W287CG (105.3 MHz, Augusta-Richmond County)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitehttps://963kissfm.iheart.com/

History

The station signed on at 95.9 FM as WLOW-FM on September 17, 1966. The station became WPBM in 1980.

In 1986, the frequency was changed from 95.9 to 96.3 as the station increased its power and moved into Augusta. The station became WRXR with an Album Oriented Rock format under the handle "96-RXR". The station kept the format for the next decade.

In the fall of 1996, WRXR flipped to Alternative rock as "96X". 96X never took off in the market in its 3 years on the air, and was flipped to Urban Adult Contemporary in 1999 with the WKSP call letters. The call letters WKSP were previously assigned to station 1090 AM in Kingstree, SC which went off the air in the 1980s.

The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc..

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