KIYS
Encyclopedia
KWNW is a radio station
broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR)
format serving the Memphis, Tennessee
, area. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications
and is licensed to Crawfordsville, Arkansas
.
market where it had the call letters KIYS. They later relocated to Crawfordsville
where it began to target the Memphis
area on September 10, 2010. 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). Kiss FM continued to urge listeners to tune in on September 12, 2010 as they will move to the 101.7 FM frequency (KRLW-FM
). It will then sign on and continue to give the station coverage in the Jonesboro market.
The station's competition as CHR is primarily WHBQ
and Hot AC WMC-FM
, and slightly favors Rhythmic hits to target teens and young adults. They are also the fifth Clear Channel outlet to adopt the "Radio Now" moniker, following 105-7 Hit Music Now/Greensboro, Y102.3 Hit Music Now
/Augusta
, 97.3 Radio Now/Milwaukee
(whose logo is the same as KWNW) and Radio Now 98.9/Louisville
.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR)
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
format serving the Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
, area. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications
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...
and is licensed to Crawfordsville, Arkansas
Crawfordsville, Arkansas
Crawfordsville, historically Crawfordville, is a town in Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 514 at the 2000 census.Late R&B singer Johnnie Taylor was born in Crawfordsville.-Geography:...
.
History
The frequency was previously located in the Jonesboro, ArkansasJonesboro, Arkansas
Jonesboro is a city in and one of the two county seats of Craighead County, Arkansas, United States. According to the 2010 US Census, the population of the city was 67,263. A college town, Jonesboro is the largest city in northeastern Arkansas and the fifth most populous city in the state...
market where it had the call letters KIYS. They later relocated to Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville, Arkansas
Crawfordsville, historically Crawfordville, is a town in Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 514 at the 2000 census.Late R&B singer Johnnie Taylor was born in Crawfordsville.-Geography:...
where it began to target the Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
area on September 10, 2010. While located in Jonesboro, the station was CHR
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
as "Kiss FM", owned by Clear Channel but operated by East Arkansas Broadcasters under a local marketing agreement (LMA). Kiss FM continued to urge listeners to tune in on September 12, 2010 as they will move to the 101.7 FM frequency (KRLW-FM
KIYS
KWNW is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 format serving the Memphis, Tennessee, area. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications and is licensed to Crawfordsville, Arkansas.-History:...
). It will then sign on and continue to give the station coverage in the Jonesboro market.
The station's competition as CHR is primarily WHBQ
WHBQ-FM
WHBQ-FM and its simulcast, WIVG, are a pair of Memphis, Tennessee, USA-based radio stations broadcasting a top 40 musical format. WHBQ's main antenna is in Cordova, Tennessee covering the central and northern portions of the Memphis area, while WIVG's antenna is based in Tunica, Mississippi, where...
and Hot AC WMC-FM
WMC-FM
WMC-FM is a "Hot AC" radio station serving the market of Memphis, Tennessee. The station is notable for being an FM "superpower," with a transmitter that greatly exceeds current Federal Communications Commission restrictions. Of stations in the FCC's Zone II, WMC is the most powerful...
, and slightly favors Rhythmic hits to target teens and young adults. They are also the fifth Clear Channel outlet to adopt the "Radio Now" moniker, following 105-7 Hit Music Now/Greensboro, Y102.3 Hit Music Now
WZNY
WZNY, known on-air as "Y102.3", is a Top 40 radio station in the United States, licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to Augusta, Georgia, broadcasting on 102.3 MHz with an ERP of 1.5 kW.-History:...
/Augusta
Augusta, Georgia
Augusta is a consolidated city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located along the Savannah River. As of the 2010 census, the Augusta–Richmond County population was 195,844 not counting the unconsolidated cities of Hephzibah and Blythe.Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County...
, 97.3 Radio Now/Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
(whose logo is the same as KWNW) and Radio Now 98.9/Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
.