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KKSS

April 11, 2024

For the radio station in St. Louis, Missouri at 107.7 FM known as KKSS from 1972-1979, see KSLZ.

KKSS (97.3 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Santa Fe, New Mexico, and broadcasting to the Santa Fe and Albuquerque metropolitan area. KKSS airs an urban-leaning rhythmic contemporary radio format branded as "Kiss 97.3". Owned by American General Media, its radio studios and offices are in Northeast Albuquerque (a mile north of Central Avenue).

KKSS
Broadcast areaAlbuquerque metropolitan area
Frequency97.3 MHz
BrandingKISS 97.3
Programming
FormatRhythmic contemporary
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner
KABG, KJFA-FM, KIOT, KKRG-FM, KLVO
History
First air date
1969 (as KAFE-FM)
Former call signs
KAFE-FM (1969–1985)
Call sign meaning
KISS (the second K substitutes for the I)
Technical information
Facility ID63928
ClassC
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT572 meters (1,877 ft)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitemykiss973.com

KKSS has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts. The transmitter is in the Valles Caldera National Preserve in Jemez Springs, New Mexico.[1]

History edit

The station first signed on the air in 1969 as KAFE-FM, keeping that call sign until 1985. It was the FM counterpart to KAFE (810 AM, now KSWV) in Santa Fe.

On September 16, 1985, after upgrading the signal and acquiring new broadcasting equipment, KAFE-FM switched its call letters to KKSS.[2] The format was initially described as being "a popular, contemporary music format which will be between the hard rock music of Q106-FM and the soft contemporary music of KOB-FM". The station was owned by New Mexico Broadcasting Inc. In 1986, KKSS and AM sister station KAFE were sold to SunGroup Broadcasting for $2.2 million.[3]

Following SunGroup's purchase of the station, the company had surveyed the market and found that there was a demand for urban music. In March 1987, the company appointed Bill Thomas as operations manager and program director. While the format had leaned toward urban music from the start, it still featured some album rock crossovers. KKSS had struggled in the ratings during its first year on air, battling two other mainstream top 40 stations in the area, while public radio station KANW was playing mostly urban music at the time. Thomas had committed to evolving the format to make it stand out from its competitors, while also making it work in the largely Hispanic market. This would be done featuring more dance music and less R&B ballads, while still bordering on CHR in some dayparts. Thomas predicted that the format "is going to continue to erode CHR as we know it, and will continue to grow".[4] The effort would succeed as KKSS would become the leading CHR in the area by late 1987, often ranking highest among teens and young adults.[5] By early 1990, after competing CHR KNMQ flipped to country, KKSS saw its shares more than double, ranking it at #3 overall.[6] It also would continue to do well throughout the 1990s with the emergence of hip-hop music.

In 1998, SunGroup had planned to sell KKSS for $6 million to Trumper Communications, which owned the 94.1, 100.3, 104.1 and 107.9 signals in the market. However, Trumper later withdrew from the deal; instead, KKSS was sold to the Simmons Media Group for $5.5 million in November 1998.[7] While it mostly had a rhythmic contemporary sound, KKSS had detoured to mainstream Top 40 a few times, mostly when new competition came to the Albuquerque market (most of them short-lived).

In 2001, KKSS again shifted toward mainstream Top 40. In late 2002, after Univision bought the station, the station shifted back to its current Rhythmic Contemporary direction. Today, KKSS has managed to do well with its mix of R&B-hip hop and rhythmic pop product, despite competition from mainstream Top 40 rival KOBQ.

On April 4, 2014, three KKSS air staffers, including program director and midday host DJ Lopez, Johnny V, and MQ, had left the station to join KAGM. (The three were later let go in December 2015 when KAGM revamped its direction.) Former KJFA personality Julian Robles also left, moving to KLVO. This all came amidst restructuring at Univision Radio, which then had KKSS sharing on-air personalities and programming with sister station KBBT in San Antonio, Texas.[8] KKSS would return to mostly local programming after it was sold in 2017.

On June 14, 2017, Univision announced that it would sell KKSS (as well as sister stations KIOT and KKRG-FM) to American General Media, which had attempted repeatedly to challenge KKSS over the years.[9] AGM paid $5 million for the Univision cluster that its predecessor paid $22.5 million for in 2002 (which also included KQTM), showing a significant drop in value over 15 years.[10] The sale was approved by the FCC on August 23, 2017, and was consummated on September 1, 2017.

Current staff edit

  • Gina Lee Fuentez and Ando (mornings)
  • The Dana Cortez Show (syndicated in middays)
  • DJ Animal "The Street King of the 505!!!" (2-7pm Afternoons)
  • Boy Loco (Weeknights)
  • Club Kiss (Friday Night 9pm-1am)

Weekends:

  • Comedian Robert "Buck D" Gipson (Saturday at 10am-4pm and Sunday at 12-5pm)
  • Kyzer Sozay
  • Kiss Mix (Saturday Night)
  • Slowjams (Sunday Night)

Former staff edit

Mornings: Cadillac Jack, Chaz Malibu (now at KABG), Brandon Scott
Middays/Mornings: Brandon Scott
Middays: Randy Savage
Middays: DJ Lopez (until April 2014)
Afternoons: Johnny V (until April 2014)
Afternoons: JJ Morgan
Afternoons: Kumbia Show (Until March 2016)
Nights: The 'Bad Boys' Carlos D (now at KOBQ), Big Moon & DJ Trauma
Nights: Joe Mama
Nights: MQ's Neighborhood (until April 2014)
Overnights: Kandi O

References edit

  1. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KKSS
  2. ^ "The Santa Fe New Mexican from Santa Fe, New Mexico on September 16, 1985 · 7".
  3. ^ https://mirror.thelifeofkenneth.com/sites/www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1986/BC-1986-03-17.pdf page 97
  4. ^ https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1980s/1987/RR-1987-10-02.pdf Page 51 "Urban Heats Up In Southwest"
  5. ^ https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Duncan-American-Radio/Duncan-1988-Fall.pdf page 58
  6. ^ https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Duncan-American-Radio/Duncan-1990-Spring.pdf Page 35
  7. ^ https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Radio-Business-Report/Radio-Business-Report/1998/RBR-1998-11-30.pdf page 12
  8. ^ "Albuquerque Staffers Cross the Street en Masse".
  9. ^ "American General Media Acquires Univision Albuquerque; Spins Four" from Radio Insight (June 14, 2017)
  10. ^ "Hispanic Broadcasting buys N.M. radio stations - Albuquerque Business First".

External links edit

  • KISS 97.3 FM official website
  • KKSS in the FCC FM station database
  • KKSS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
  • KKSS MySpace page

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April 11, 2024
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For the radio station in St Louis Missouri at 107 7 FM known as KKSS from 1972 1979 see KSLZ KKSS 97 3 FM is a commercial radio station licensed to Santa Fe New Mexico and broadcasting to the Santa Fe and Albuquerque metropolitan area KKSS airs an urban leaning rhythmic contemporary radio format branded as Kiss 97 3 Owned by American General Media its radio studios and offices are in Northeast Albuquerque a mile north of Central Avenue KKSSSanta Fe New MexicoBroadcast areaAlbuquerque metropolitan areaFrequency97 3 MHzBrandingKISS 97 3ProgrammingFormatRhythmic contemporaryAffiliationsCompass Media NetworksOwnershipOwnerAmerican General Media AGM Nevada LLC Sister stationsKABG KJFA FM KIOT KKRG FM KLVOHistoryFirst air date1969 as KAFE FM Former call signsKAFE FM 1969 1985 Call sign meaningKISS the second K substitutes for the I Technical informationFacility ID63928ClassCERP100 000 wattsHAAT572 meters 1 877 ft LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsitemykiss973 comKKSS has an effective radiated power ERP of 100 000 watts The transmitter is in the Valles Caldera National Preserve in Jemez Springs New Mexico 1 Contents 1 History 2 Current staff 3 Former staff 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe station first signed on the air in 1969 as KAFE FM keeping that call sign until 1985 It was the FM counterpart to KAFE 810 AM now KSWV in Santa Fe On September 16 1985 after upgrading the signal and acquiring new broadcasting equipment KAFE FM switched its call letters to KKSS 2 The format was initially described as being a popular contemporary music format which will be between the hard rock music of Q106 FM and the soft contemporary music of KOB FM The station was owned by New Mexico Broadcasting Inc In 1986 KKSS and AM sister station KAFE were sold to SunGroup Broadcasting for 2 2 million 3 Following SunGroup s purchase of the station the company had surveyed the market and found that there was a demand for urban music In March 1987 the company appointed Bill Thomas as operations manager and program director While the format had leaned toward urban music from the start it still featured some album rock crossovers KKSS had struggled in the ratings during its first year on air battling two other mainstream top 40 stations in the area while public radio station KANW was playing mostly urban music at the time Thomas had committed to evolving the format to make it stand out from its competitors while also making it work in the largely Hispanic market This would be done featuring more dance music and less R amp B ballads while still bordering on CHR in some dayparts Thomas predicted that the format is going to continue to erode CHR as we know it and will continue to grow 4 The effort would succeed as KKSS would become the leading CHR in the area by late 1987 often ranking highest among teens and young adults 5 By early 1990 after competing CHR KNMQ flipped to country KKSS saw its shares more than double ranking it at 3 overall 6 It also would continue to do well throughout the 1990s with the emergence of hip hop music In 1998 SunGroup had planned to sell KKSS for 6 million to Trumper Communications which owned the 94 1 100 3 104 1 and 107 9 signals in the market However Trumper later withdrew from the deal instead KKSS was sold to the Simmons Media Group for 5 5 million in November 1998 7 While it mostly had a rhythmic contemporary sound KKSS had detoured to mainstream Top 40 a few times mostly when new competition came to the Albuquerque market most of them short lived In 2001 KKSS again shifted toward mainstream Top 40 In late 2002 after Univision bought the station the station shifted back to its current Rhythmic Contemporary direction Today KKSS has managed to do well with its mix of R amp B hip hop and rhythmic pop product despite competition from mainstream Top 40 rival KOBQ On April 4 2014 three KKSS air staffers including program director and midday host DJ Lopez Johnny V and MQ had left the station to join KAGM The three were later let go in December 2015 when KAGM revamped its direction Former KJFA personality Julian Robles also left moving to KLVO This all came amidst restructuring at Univision Radio which then had KKSS sharing on air personalities and programming with sister station KBBT in San Antonio Texas 8 KKSS would return to mostly local programming after it was sold in 2017 On June 14 2017 Univision announced that it would sell KKSS as well as sister stations KIOT and KKRG FM to American General Media which had attempted repeatedly to challenge KKSS over the years 9 AGM paid 5 million for the Univision cluster that its predecessor paid 22 5 million for in 2002 which also included KQTM showing a significant drop in value over 15 years 10 The sale was approved by the FCC on August 23 2017 and was consummated on September 1 2017 Current staff editGina Lee Fuentez and Ando mornings The Dana Cortez Show syndicated in middays DJ Animal The Street King of the 505 2 7pm Afternoons Boy Loco Weeknights Club Kiss Friday Night 9pm 1am Weekends Comedian Robert Buck D Gipson Saturday at 10am 4pm and Sunday at 12 5pm Kyzer Sozay Kiss Mix Saturday Night Slowjams Sunday Night Former staff editMornings Cadillac Jack Chaz Malibu now at KABG Brandon Scott Middays Mornings Brandon Scott Middays Randy Savage Middays DJ Lopez until April 2014 Afternoons Johnny V until April 2014 Afternoons JJ Morgan Afternoons Kumbia Show Until March 2016 Nights The Bad Boys Carlos D now at KOBQ Big Moon amp DJ Trauma Nights Joe Mama Nights MQ s Neighborhood until April 2014 Overnights Kandi OReferences edit Radio Locator com KKSS The Santa Fe New Mexican from Santa Fe New Mexico on September 16 1985 7 https mirror thelifeofkenneth com sites www americanradiohistory com Archive BC BC 1986 BC 1986 03 17 pdf page 97 https worldradiohistory com Archive RandR 1980s 1987 RR 1987 10 02 pdf Page 51 Urban Heats Up In Southwest https worldradiohistory com Archive Duncan American Radio Duncan 1988 Fall pdf page 58 https worldradiohistory com Archive Duncan American Radio Duncan 1990 Spring pdf Page 35 https www americanradiohistory com Archive Radio Business Report Radio Business Report 1998 RBR 1998 11 30 pdf page 12 Albuquerque Staffers Cross the Street en Masse American General Media Acquires Univision Albuquerque Spins Four from Radio Insight June 14 2017 Hispanic Broadcasting buys N M radio stations Albuquerque Business First External links editKISS 97 3 FM official website KKSS in the FCC FM station database KKSS in Nielsen Audio s FM station database KKSS MySpace page 35 46 52 N 106 31 37 W 35 781 N 106 527 W 35 781 106 527 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title KKSS amp oldid 1210256054, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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