KFMK-FM
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| City | Round Rock, Texas |
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| Broadcast area | Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area |
| Branding | Spirit 105.9 |
| Slogan | Positive Music, Safe for Your Family |
| Frequency | 105.9 (MHz) (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | July 7, 1998 |
| Format | Contemporary Christian |
| ERP | 4,500 watts |
| HAAT | 397 meters |
| Class | C2 |
| Facility ID | 3222 |
| Callsign meaning | K Frequency Modulation K |
| Owner | CRISTA Media |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | spirit1059.com |
KFMK (Spirit 105.9) is an Austin, Texas radio station operating a Contemporary Christian format. It is licensed to Round Rock, Texas with an ERP of 4,500 watts from a transmitter site near West Lake Hills, TX, and is currently owned by CRISTA Media after being owned by Clear Channel Communications and the Aloha Station Trust. Studios are located on Loop 360 in Southwest Austin.
KFMK was launched in November 1998 as a Rhythmic Oldies-formatted station, after initial stunting as alternative rocker "The Planet 105.9", which began on July 7 of that year. From the inception it played mostly R&B, Classic Soul, Motown, and Disco from the 1960s and 1970s only. In 2003, the station gradually added more songs from the 1980s and 1990s to the playlist, while at the same time having the 60s and 70s R&B in heavy rotation. Even then it occasionally debuted new music, though this was rare in contrast to traditional Urban AC formatted R&B stations. With this approach, KFMK challenged KKMJ (mainstream AC), KAMX (hot AC), and rhythmic KQBT (later KXBT).
Finally in 2006, KFMK revamped the playlist and dropped the 60s and 70s music altogether and instead played more music from the 1980s to present, more along the lines of a Rhythmic Adult Contemporary. This was done to accommodate the Kidd Kraddick in the Morning Show that aired on KFMK. On October 13, 2006, the station rebranded as "The New Jammin' 105-9" and dropped all on-air personalities, except for Kidd Kraddick in the Morning. Part of the rebranding included former tweaking of the format to one inspired by the "MOViN' format created by Alan Burns & Associates.
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