KEKS
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KEKS is a radio station
broadcasting a CHR
format. Licensed to Olpe, Kansas
, USA, the station serves the Emporia, Kansas
area. The station is currently owned by MyTown Media, LLC.
station KJCK-FM
, which tends to have a moderate to generally weak signal throughout Emporia, and from 2003-2005, Topeka-based Rhythmic CHR KKYD, "Wild 92.9" (now KMXN
), which had a clear signal, as their transmitter was located near Reading, Kansas
in Northeast Lyon County.
KEKS first went on the air as "Kiss 103.1" some time in 2007. This "1st version" of the station was a Rhythmic CHR and had DJs. Later on in the year, the station changed to an AC
station as Channel 103.1, as its ownership was handed over to Tallgrass Media. However, this was temporary, as the format reverted to CHR in 2008. Tallgrass also retained the "Kiss 103.1" moniker. The station was sold to Pittsburg, Kansas
-based MyTown Media, LLC in 2009. The station plays new music, but also mixes in older songs as well and tends to lean towards modern rock or rhythmic, as well as playing a wide variety of music, a rarity in most CHR stations in the United States. The "2nd version" of the station didn't have DJs for a while, but some were added later and were voicetracked; however, local jocks were added in March 2009.
Radio station
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broadcasting a CHR
Contemporary hit radio
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format. Licensed to Olpe, Kansas
Olpe, Kansas
Olpe is a city in Lyon County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 546. It is part of the Emporia Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Olpe is located at...
, USA, the station serves the Emporia, Kansas
Emporia, Kansas
Emporia is a city in and the county seat of Lyon County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 24,916. Emporia lies between Topeka and Wichita at the intersection of U.S. Route 50 with Interstates 335 and 35 on the Kansas Turnpike...
area. The station is currently owned by MyTown Media, LLC.
History
Before KEKS signed on the air, Emporia did not have a CHR formatted station. The closest station to the format was KFFX, "Mix 104.9", which is a satellite-fed hot adult contemporary station. Other stations included Junction City, KansasJunction City, Kansas
Junction City is a city in and the county seat of Geary County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 23,353. Fort Riley, a major U.S. Army post, is nearby...
station KJCK-FM
KJCK-FM
KJCK-FM is a Top 40 music formatted radio station owned by Platinum Broadcasting , along with sister stations KJCK "1420 KJCK The Talk of JC" and KQLA "Q 103.5". The station is broadcast from Junction City, Kansas, broadcasting on 97.5 MHz with an ERP of 100,000 kW...
, which tends to have a moderate to generally weak signal throughout Emporia, and from 2003-2005, Topeka-based Rhythmic CHR KKYD, "Wild 92.9" (now KMXN
KMXN
KMXN is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Osage City, Kansas, USA, the station serves the Topeka and Lawrence areas. The station is currently owned by Great Plains Media and broadcasts in HD Radio.-History:...
), which had a clear signal, as their transmitter was located near Reading, Kansas
Reading, Kansas
Reading is a city in Lyon County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 231. It is part of the Emporia Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
in Northeast Lyon County.
KEKS first went on the air as "Kiss 103.1" some time in 2007. This "1st version" of the station was a Rhythmic CHR and had DJs. Later on in the year, the station changed to an AC
Adult contemporary music
Adult contemporary music is a broad style of popular music that ranges from lush 1950s and 1960s vocal music to predominantly ballad-heavy music with varying degrees of rock influence, as well as a radio format that plays such music....
station as Channel 103.1, as its ownership was handed over to Tallgrass Media. However, this was temporary, as the format reverted to CHR in 2008. Tallgrass also retained the "Kiss 103.1" moniker. The station was sold to Pittsburg, Kansas
Pittsburg, Kansas
Pittsburg is a city in Crawford County, in southeastern Kansas, United States. It is the most populous city in Crawford County and in southeastern Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 20,233.-History:...
-based MyTown Media, LLC in 2009. The station plays new music, but also mixes in older songs as well and tends to lean towards modern rock or rhythmic, as well as playing a wide variety of music, a rarity in most CHR stations in the United States. The "2nd version" of the station didn't have DJs for a while, but some were added later and were voicetracked; however, local jocks were added in March 2009.
Programming Schedule
Monday-Friday- 6 am-10 am: Morning Zoo with Cody & Kyle
- 10 am-3 pm: No DJ
- 3 pm-7 pm: Blaski
- 7 pm-Midnight: Big J (also heard on sister station KKOY-FMKKOY-FMKKOY-FM is a radio station broadcasting a CHR format, with a very heavy Rhythmic-lean. Licensed to Chanute, Kansas, USA, the station serves the Southeast Kansas area. The station is currently owned by MyTown Media, LLC.-History:...
)