KYIS
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KYIS known as "98-9 Kiss FM", is a Hot AC radio station
serving the Oklahoma City area and is owned by Cumulus Media
. KYIS-FM is located on 4045 NW 64th in Oklahoma City.
when it went by the call letters KFJL in the 1970s. Another early callsign of the station was KYFM with its transmitter located on the Lakeshore tower near NW Expressway and May Ave. At one point the transmitter location was at Britton and Eastern co-located on the 890 AM tower. The calls were then changed to KTLS (The LifeStyle), a Christian format.
It changed calls in September 1980 to KLNK and ran an adult contemporary format known as "The Link." Bill Lacey of Zuma Broadcasting changed calls again in 1983 to KZBS and was known as "Z99" and "99FM" for a time. KZBS was known for many extravagant promotions including a home giveaway that was surrounded by a great deal of controversy. KZBS switched between Top 40, Rhythmic Top 40 and Hot AC becoming KYIS (KISS-FM) on August 28, 1991.
Dial/Greyhound repossessed KZBS from Zuma in 1990 and then the station was debt-combined with KATT in August 1994. Since the early 1990s, the flagship of KYIS has been the Jack and Ron morning show. Led by Jack Elliott and Ron Williams, the duo have won numerous awards, including the Gazette Reader's Choice award a record seven times.
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...
serving the Oklahoma City area and is owned by Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media, Inc. is the second largest Owner and Operator of AM and FM radio stations in the United States, behind Clear Channel Communications, operating 570 stations in 150 markets as of September 16, 2011. The company also owns Cumulus Media Networks...
. KYIS-FM is located on 4045 NW 64th in Oklahoma City.
History
The earliest known format of the station is Urban ContemporaryUrban contemporary
Urban contemporary is a music radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. Urban contemporary radio stations feature a playlist made up entirely of hip hop/rap, contemporary R&B, pop, electronica such as dubstep and drum and bass and Caribbean music...
when it went by the call letters KFJL in the 1970s. Another early callsign of the station was KYFM with its transmitter located on the Lakeshore tower near NW Expressway and May Ave. At one point the transmitter location was at Britton and Eastern co-located on the 890 AM tower. The calls were then changed to KTLS (The LifeStyle), a Christian format.
It changed calls in September 1980 to KLNK and ran an adult contemporary format known as "The Link." Bill Lacey of Zuma Broadcasting changed calls again in 1983 to KZBS and was known as "Z99" and "99FM" for a time. KZBS was known for many extravagant promotions including a home giveaway that was surrounded by a great deal of controversy. KZBS switched between Top 40, Rhythmic Top 40 and Hot AC becoming KYIS (KISS-FM) on August 28, 1991.
Dial/Greyhound repossessed KZBS from Zuma in 1990 and then the station was debt-combined with KATT in August 1994. Since the early 1990s, the flagship of KYIS has been the Jack and Ron morning show. Led by Jack Elliott and Ron Williams, the duo have won numerous awards, including the Gazette Reader's Choice award a record seven times.