WGKS

WGKS
City Paris, Kentucky
Broadcast area Lexington-Fayette
Branding 96.9 KISS FM
Slogan "Soft Rock at Work"
Frequency 96.9 MHz
First air date 1968
Format Adult Contemporary
ERP 50,000 watts
HAAT 150 meters
Class C2
Facility ID 36140
Transmitter coordinates 38°7′32.00″N 84°21′12.00″W / 38.1255556°N 84.3533333°W / 38.1255556; -84.3533333
Callsign meaning W G KiSs[1]
Former callsigns WCOZ (1985-1992)
WCOZ-FM (1992-1992)
Affiliations ABC Radio
Owner L.M. Communications, Inc.
Webcast Listen Live
Website 969kissfm.com

WGKS (96.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Paris, Kentucky, USA, the station serves the Lexington-Fayette area. The station is currently owned by L.M. Communications, Inc. and features programming from ABC Radio .[2]

History

The station was assigned the call letters WCOZ on 1985-02-25. On 1992-06-11, the station changed its call sign to WCOZ-FM then just over a week later, on 1992-06-19, the station changed its call sign to the current WGKS.[3]

References

  1. "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  2. "WGKS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "WGKS Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.


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