WKKF
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| City | Ballston Spa, New York |
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| Broadcast area | Capital District and Adirondacks |
| Branding | Kiss 102.3 |
| Slogan | All The Hits |
| Frequency | 102.3 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | October 1991 (1968 as WKAJ-FM Saratoga Springs) |
| Format | FM/HD1: Top 40 (CHR) HD2: Urban adult hits |
| ERP | 4,100 watts |
| HAAT | 118 meters (387 ft) |
| Class | A |
| Callsign meaning | W Kapitol[sic] Kiss FM |
| Former callsigns | WKAJ-FM (1968-79, Saratoga Springs) WASM (1979-87, Saratoga Springs) WQQY (1987-91, Saratoga Springs) WZRQ (1991-96) WXCR (1997-2000) |
| Affiliations |
Premium Choice iHeartRadio |
| Owner |
iHeartMedia (CC Licenses, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WGY, WGY-FM, WRVE, WPYX, WTRY-FM, WOFX |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www.1023kissfm.com |
WKKF (102.3 FM) - branded as Kiss 102.3 - is a Top 40 (CHR) station licensed to Ballston Spa, New York and serving the Capital District and Adirondacks. The station is owned by iHeartMedia and broadcasts at 102.3 FM at 4,100 watts ERP from a transmitter in Clifton Park, New York on a tower shared with WDCD-FM and WTMM-FM.
WKKF currently programs a 'Premium Choice rhythmic CHR format, including hip-hop, R&B, and dance music, however, the station has been through several iterations of CHR formats since 2000, including adult CHR and Mainstream CHR. Its primary competitors include Mainstream CHR WFLY and Urban/Rhythmic CHR WAJZ.
Programming currently featured on WKKF is primarily under iHeartMedia's Premium Choice banner, and includes Elvis Duran and the Morning Show weekday mornings from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM and local jock D. Scott weekdays from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Additionally, WKKF features American Top 40 hosted by Ryan Seacrest every Sunday from 8 a.m. to Noon.
The 102.3 frequency originally began in Saratoga Springs, New York in 1968 as WKAJ-FM, sister to WKAJ running an easy listening format. In 1979, WKAJ-FM changed its calls to WASM keeping the easy listening format though by the mid-1980s the station evolved to an Adult contemporary approach. In June 1987, WASM flipped to Top 40 WQQY (102 Double Q) and began to make a minor wave in the Albany ratings by giving WFLY and WGFM a run for its money in Saratoga County. Among the air talent at WQQY was Rob Dawes early in his career before moving back to the frequency.
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