WKZY
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| City | Chilton, Wisconsin |
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| Broadcast area | Appleton-Oshkosh and the Southern Fox River Valley of Wisconsin |
| Branding | 92 & 95.9 Kiss FM |
| Slogan | Green Bay and The Valley's Hottest Hits |
| Frequency | 92.9 MHz |
| First air date | September 3, 2011 (as WXMM) |
| Format |
Top 40/CHR (simulcast of WKSZ) |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 94.5 meters (310 ft) |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 81813 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 44°04′20″N 88°15′27″W / 44.07222°N 88.25750°W |
| Callsign meaning | The KZ branding + Fox ValleY (former simulcast partner) |
| Former callsigns | WLWB (2010-2011, prior to launch) WXMM (2011-2013) |
| Owner | Woodward Communications, Inc. |
| Sister stations | WAPL, WKZG, WHBY, WKSZ, WSCO, WZOR |
| Webcast | Listen Live! |
| Website | 959kissfm.com |
WKZY (92.9 FM) is an American radio station, licensed to Chilton, Wisconsin, and transmitting from the Lake Winnebago community of to provide a city-grade signal to both Oshkosh and the Fox Cities. The station is owned and operated by Woodward Communications, and has simulcasted the Top 40/CHR format of sister station WKSZ since February 15, 2016. WKZY's studios are located on College Avenue in Appleton.
In 1996, Metro North Communications, Inc., applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a construction permit for a new broadcast radio station to serve New Holstein, Wisconsin. This application was renewed in 2010 and the FCC granted the requested permit on July 6, 2010, with a scheduled expiration date of July 6, 2013. The new station was assigned call sign "WLWB" on July 14, 2010.
In November 2010, the Metro North applied to change the station's community of license to Chilton, Wisconsin, in preparation for a planned sale. In December 2010, Metro North Communications applied to transfer the station's construction permit to Woodward Communications, Inc., for reported sale price of $1.2 million. The FCC approved the transfer on February 9, 2011, and the transaction was formally consummated on April 4, 2011. The Commission granted the requested change in community of license on July 22, 2011. This followed a requested change to the under-construction station's call sign to "WXMM" on July 19, 2011. (The calls have since been re-used by Metro North's new acquisition, a station on 1530 from New Holstein.)
Woodward Communications had originally anticipated for WXMM to begin broadcasting in "mid-to-late August 2011." However, technical difficulties delayed the launch, and the station began airing on September 3, 2011, when the station debuted as "92.9 Country." As a country station, WXMM featured a contemporary presentation to the format, emphasizing on younger country acts and with an on-air style similar to Top 40-formatted stations. "92.9 Country" was home to the syndicated Bobby Bones Show in morning drive time.
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