KXSS-FM (96.9 MHz, "96-9 KISS-FM") is a top 40 (CHR) formatted radio station serving the Amarillo, Texas, market. KXSS-FM is owned by Townsquare Media. Its studios are located on Southwest 34th Avenue in Southwest Amarillo, and its transmitter tower is based north of the city on the property of unrelated television station KFDA-TV in unincorporated Potter County.
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| Broadcast area | Amarillo, Texas |
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| Frequency | 96.9 MHz |
| Branding | 96.9 KISS FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KATP, KIXZ, KMXJ-FM, KPRF | |
| History | |
First air date | 1972 (as KMML) |
Former call signs | KMML-FM (1972–2008)[1] |
Call sign meaning | K(X)iSS |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 9306 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 187 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°17′33.00″N 101°50′48.00″W / 35.2925000°N 101.8466667°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kissfm969.com |
Until 2008, the 96.9 frequency was home to a country music format as "96.9 KMML," under the ownership of Clear Channel Communications; however, it was one of close to 450 radio stations sold by Clear Channel in the process of privatization, beginning in 2007. KXSS, along with its sister stations KPRF-FM, KATP-FM, KMXJ-FM, and KIXZ, was acquired along with approximately fifty other stations by Gap Broadcasting for a total price of $139M.[3] What eventually became Gap Central Broadcasting (following the formation of GapWest Broadcasting) was folded into Townsquare Media on August 13, 2010.[4]
The KMML call sign has been reissued to a radio station in Cimarron, Kansas.[5]
References
edit- ^ "FCC Transfer Database". Retrieved 2008-02-01.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KXSS-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Stations Close Sale 10/05/07". Retrieved 2008-02-01.
- ^ "Townsquare Media completes roll-up of GAP". Radio Business Report. August 13, 2010. Archived from the original on January 21, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
- ^ "KMML-FM: Radio Station Information Page". Radio-Locator.
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 9306 (KXSS-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KXSS-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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