WQKS-FM
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| City | Montgomery, Alabama |
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| Broadcast area | Montgomery, Alabama |
| Branding | Kiss-FM 96.1 |
| Slogan | Your At Work Station |
| Frequency | 96.1 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| Translator(s) | 100.5 W263BX (Montgomery, relays HD2) 107.1 W296AI (Montgomery, relays HD3) 103.9 W280EI (Montgomery, relays HD4) |
| First air date | 1990 (as WLNE-FM) |
| Format | FM/HD1: Adult Contemporary HD2: Classic hip-hop "Yo! 100.5" HD3: Top 40 "Hits 107.1" HD4: Classic Country "103.9 The Possum" |
| ERP | 900 watts |
| HAAT | 250 meters (820 feet) |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 43628 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 32°22′03″N 86°15′42″W / 32.36750°N 86.26167°W |
| Callsign meaning | Works for both former branding (Q) and current branding (KiSs) |
| Former callsigns | WLNE-FM (1990-1995) WRWO (1995-1999) |
| Owner | Bluewater Broadcasting Company, LLC (Bluewater Broadcasting Company, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WACV, WGMP, WBAM, WJWZ |
| Webcast |
Kiss 96.1 Webstream Yo! 100.5 Webstream (HD2) Hits 107.1 Webstream (HD3) 103.9 The Possum Webstream (HD4) |
| Website |
kiss961.com yomontgomery.com (HD2) hits1071.com (HD3) 1039thepossum.com (HD4) |
WQKS-FM, also known as Kiss-FM 96.1, is a adult contemporary formatted radio station that serves the Montgomery Metropolitan Area, broadcasting on the FM band at a frequency of 96.1 MHz and licensed to Montgomery, Alabama. The station is locally owned and operated by Bluewater Broadcasting Company, LLC. The station's transmitter is located in Montgomery. The station's studios are located on Wall St. in Midtown Montgomery.
WQKS-FM also participates in Montgomery rating survey by Nielsen Audio (Market #157).
WQKS-FM broadcasts an adult contemporary music format and features news and weather updates from CBS 8 WAKA, national news updates from Fox News Radio, and traffic from Montgomery Skywatch Traffic.
On August 17, 2011 WQKS-HD2 launched a soft AC format, branded as "Lite 100.5", using the frequency of FM translator W263BX in its branding. On December 26th, 2014, 100.5/96.1 HD2 flipped to classic hip hop, with the old format and name of 107.1/96.1 HD, as "Yo! 100.5".
On August 17, 2011 WQKS-HD3 launched a classic hip hop format branded as "Yo! 107.1", using the frequency of FM translator W296AI in its branding. On September 25, 2013, the station changed formats to album oriented rock as "107.1 The Vault". On September 17th, 2015, the station flipped to Top 40/CHR as "Hits 107.1".
On June 5, 2013 WQKS-HD4 launched a classic country format branded as "103.9 The Possum", using the frequency of FM translator W280EI in its branding.
WQKS-FM has featured several sets of call letters and various formats over the past two decades. This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on December 4, 1990. The new station was assigned the call letters WLNE-FM by the FCC on December 21, 1990. WLNE-FM received its license to cover from the FCC on February 1, 1991.
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