KISX
Encyclopedia
KISX is a radio station
licensed
to Whitehouse, Texas
, and broadcasts in Tyler
with an Urban Adult Contemporary
musical format. It is owned by Townsquare Media.
KISX was originally a Top 40/Pop
station, commonly known as KISS-FM
through Clear Channel's
format trademarking. In 2005, that format was ditched for Urban AC, but the playlist platform was modeled after is sister station KHHT
in Los Angeles to differentiate from the now-defunct competitor KVEE. It is home to Steve Harvey
in the mornings.
The station actually began as a Classic Hits format when it signed on the air in 1990. That format continued until KISX was acquired by Clear Channel and converted to a CHR station.
Radio station
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licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to Whitehouse, Texas
Whitehouse, Texas
Whitehouse is a city in Smith County, Texas, United States. The city had an estimated population of 7,327 in 2006. It is part of the Tyler, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, and broadcasts in Tyler
Tyler, Texas
Tyler is a city in and the county seat of Smith County, Texas, in the United States. It takes its name from President John Tyler . The city had a population of 109,000 in 2010, according to the United States Census Bureau...
with an Urban Adult Contemporary
Urban Adult Contemporary
Urban adult contemporary is the name for a format of radio music, similar to an urban contemporary format. Radio stations using this format usually would not have rap music on their playlists. The format was designed by Barry Mayo when he, Lee S. Simonson and Bill Pearson organized Broadcast...
musical format. It is owned by Townsquare Media.
KISX was originally a Top 40/Pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
station, commonly known as KISS-FM
KISS-FM (brand)
KISS-FM is the brand name of a Top 40 music format heard on FM radio stations in many cities in the United States . Clear Channel Communications claims ownership of the KISS-FM brand and operates most KISS-FM formatted stations, though not KISS-FM in San Antonio, Texas itself .-Origin and...
through Clear Channel's
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
format trademarking. In 2005, that format was ditched for Urban AC, but the playlist platform was modeled after is sister station KHHT
KHHT
KHHT is a radio station licensed to Los Angeles, California, USA with a Rhythmic Oldies musical format. It is owned by Clear Channel Communications.-KFAC:...
in Los Angeles to differentiate from the now-defunct competitor KVEE. It is home to Steve Harvey
Steve Harvey
Broderick Steven "Steve" Harvey is an American actor, comedian, entertainer, television and radio personality and best-selling author. He is best known as the star of the WB sitcom The Steve Harvey Show, and as one of the four comedians featured in the Spike Lee film The Original Kings of Comedy...
in the mornings.
The station actually began as a Classic Hits format when it signed on the air in 1990. That format continued until KISX was acquired by Clear Channel and converted to a CHR station.