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{{short description|Radio station in Shreveport, Louisiana}}
{{short description|Radio station in Shreveport, Louisiana}}
{{Infobox radio station
{{Infobox radio station
| name = KXKS-FM
| name = KXKS-FM
| image = [[Image:KXKS KissCountry93.7 logo.png|150px]]
| logo = [[File:Kxksfm-logo1.png|175px]]
| city = [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]]
| city = [[Shreveport, Louisiana]]
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| country = US
| area = [[Shreveport – Bossier City metropolitan area|Shreveport – Bossier City]]<br>[[Minden, Louisiana]]<br>[[Marshall, Texas]]
| area = [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]]-[[Bossier City, Louisiana|Bossier City]]
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| branding = Kiss Country 93.7
| slogan = ''Today's Hit Country''
| branding = Kiss Country 93.7
| airdate = June 23, 1969
| founded = {{Start date and age|1966|7|14|p=fy}} (initial CP issued)
| frequency = 93.7 [[MHz]]
| airdate = {{start date and age|1968|5|17|p=y|br=yes}} (as KEEL-FM)
| format = [[Country music|Country]]
| frequency = {{Frequency|93.7|[[megahertz|MHz]]}}
| erp = 100,000 [[watt]]s
| language = [[American English|English]]
| haat = {{convert|308|meters}}
| format = [[Country radio|Country]]
| class = C
| erp = 100,000 [[watt]]s
| facility_id = 46982
| haat = {{convert|308|meters}}
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| class = C
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| coordinates = {{coord|32|40|39.00|N| 93|55|41.00|W|region:US-LA_type:landmark}}
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
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| callsign_meaning =
| facility_id = 46982
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| former_callsigns = KEEL-FM (1969-1972)<br> KMBQ (1972-1986)<br> KITT (1986-2001)
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| coordinates = {{coord|32|40|39.00|N| 93|55|41.00|W|region:US-LA_type:landmark}}
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| owner = [[Townsquare Media]]
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| callsign_meaning = Kiss (station branding)
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| licensee = Townsquare Media Shreveport License, LLC
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| former_callsigns = KEEL-FM (1968–1972)<br> KMBQ (1972–1986)<br> KITT (1986–2001)
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| sister_stations = [[KEEL]], [[KRUF]], [[KTUX]], [[KVKI]], [[KWKH]]
| webcast =
| owner = [[Townsquare Media]]
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| licensee = Townsquare License, LLC
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| website = [http://www.mykisscountry937.com/ mykisscountry937.com]
| affiliations = [[Today's Best Country]] ([[Citadel Media|ABC Radio]]) <br>[[Premiere Radio Networks]]
| affiliations = [[Compass Media Networks]]
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| sister_stations = [[KEEL]], [[KRUF]], [[KTUX]], [[KVKI-FM]], [[KWKH]]
| webcast = [https://mykisscountry937.com/listen-live/ Listen Live]
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| website = [https://mykisscountry937.com/ mykisscountry937.com]
}}
}}
'''KXKS-FM''' (93.7 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[Country music|Country]] format. Licensed to [[Shreveport, Louisiana]], United States, it serves the areas of [[Shreveport – Bossier City metropolitan area|Shreveport – Bossier City]], [[Minden, Louisiana]], and [[Marshall, Texas]]. The station is currently owned by [[Townsquare Media]]. From its inception, the 93.7 has been country. It has been known as T93, Thunder 93.7, and Thunder country, among others. Its studios are shared with its other five sister stations in West Shreveport (one mile west of [[Shreveport Regional Airport]], and the transmitter is in [[Mooringsport, Louisiana]].
'''KXKS-FM''' (93.7 [[megahertz|MHz]], "Kiss Country 93.7") is a [[Country radio|country]]-formatted [[radio station]] serving the [[Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area]], licensed to [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]]. A [[Townsquare Media]] station, it operates with an [[Effective radiated power|ERP]] of 100 [[kW]] from a transmitter in [[Mooringsport, Louisiana|Mooringsport]]. Its studios are located on Westport Avenue in West Shreveport (one mile west of [[Shreveport Regional Airport]]), and are shared with its other five sister stations in the market.

== History ==
=== Attention Misfts! – The launch of KEEL-FM ===
KEEL-FM had its original construction permit issued on July 14, 1966, as the FM counterpart of [[KEEL]], which it has always been co-owned with.<ref name="hc">{{FCC letter|hcards=yes|letterid=73120|callsign=KXKS-FM}}</ref> In preparation of the new FM station's sign-on "around Jan. 1, 1969", construction began in October 1967 on a new 7,800-square-foot, three-story building in downtown Shreveport to house KEEL and KEEL-FM. The new building represented a $250,000 investment by KEEL's then-owner, Nashville-based [[LIN Broadcasting]], who had acquired the AM station in 1962 and would be the FM station's founding owner.<ref>{{Cite news|date=October 14, 1967|title=Building Site Work Begun By Station|page=27|work=[[The Times (Shreveport)|The Shreveport Times]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83474760/keel-begins-construction-on-new-building/|access-date=August 15, 2021}}</ref> A transmitter was originally located on 937 Stoner Street in the city of Shreveport, operating with 100 [[Watt|kW]] of power but from a 263-foot tower, a fraction of the height it operates from now.<ref name="hc" />

The station signed on for the first time on May 17, 1968, at 7:00 P.M., coinciding with the opening of the new studio building, which was six months ahead of the originally announced date.<ref>{{Cite news|date=May 18, 1968|title=Grand Opening Held for New KEEL Building|page=9|work=[[Shreveport Journal]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83217492/keel-fm-begins-broadcasting/|access-date=August 11, 2021}}</ref> The station originally broadcast a [[Middle of the road (music)|MOR]] format branded as "KEEL-FM Stereo 93.7"; it was described by the station as "bright, happy, exciting and very adult". A series of ads ran in local newspapers, informing potential listeners dissatisfied with other local stations in the area referred to as "misfits" and "the neglected majority", about the arrival of KEEL-FM.<ref>{{Cite news|date=May 17, 1968|title=Attention Misfits! Your New Listening Habit Starts Tonight at 7:00 P.M. (advertisement)|page=38|work=Shreveport Journal|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83475134/stereo-937-keel-1968/|access-date=August 15, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=June 2, 1968|title=Get Happy Misfits! (advertisement)|page=124|work=The Shreveport Times|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83475217/get-happy-misfits/|access-date=August 15, 2021}}</ref> The station's permanent license was granted on June 23, 1969.<ref name="hc" /><ref>{{Cite news|date=June 26, 1969|title=Permanent License for KEEL-FM Approved|page=20|work=Shreveport Journal|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83475365/permanent-license-for-keel-fm-approved/|access-date=August 15, 2021}}</ref> In its early days, KEEL-FM broadcast [[Tulane Green Wave football|Tulane Green Wave]] football games as a complement to the [[Arkansas Razorbacks football|Arkansas Razorbacks]] games broadcast by KEEL.<ref>{{Cite news|date=August 27, 1971|title=This Fall On KEEL Radio! (advertisement)|page=52|work=The Shreveport Times|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83475445/tulane-green-wave-keel-fm/|access-date=August 15, 2021}}</ref>

=== From easy listening to album rock – 93 KMBQ ===

== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{FMQ|KXKS-FM}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|46982|KXKS-FM}}
*{{FML|KXKS}}
*{{FMARB|KXKS}}
*{{FMARB|KXKS}}


{{Shreveport Radio}}
{{Shreveport Radio}}
{{Country Radio Stations in Louisiana}}
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Latest revision as of 00:46, 10 August 2024

KXKS-FM
Broadcast areaShreveport-Bossier City
Frequency93.7 MHz
BrandingKiss Country 93.7
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatCountry
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner
KEEL, KRUF, KTUX, KVKI-FM, KWKH
History
FoundedJuly 14, 1966 (58 years ago) (1966-07-14) (initial CP issued)
First air date
May 17, 1968
(56 years ago) (1968-05-17) (as KEEL-FM)
Former call signs
KEEL-FM (1968–1972)
KMBQ (1972–1986)
KITT (1986–2001)
Call sign meaning
Kiss (station branding)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID46982
ClassC
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT308 meters (1,010 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
32°40′39.00″N 93°55′41.00″W / 32.6775000°N 93.9280556°W / 32.6775000; -93.9280556
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitemykisscountry937.com

KXKS-FM (93.7 MHz, "Kiss Country 93.7") is a country-formatted radio station serving the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area, licensed to Shreveport. A Townsquare Media station, it operates with an ERP of 100 kW from a transmitter in Mooringsport. Its studios are located on Westport Avenue in West Shreveport (one mile west of Shreveport Regional Airport), and are shared with its other five sister stations in the market.

History

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Attention Misfts! – The launch of KEEL-FM

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KEEL-FM had its original construction permit issued on July 14, 1966, as the FM counterpart of KEEL, which it has always been co-owned with.[2] In preparation of the new FM station's sign-on "around Jan. 1, 1969", construction began in October 1967 on a new 7,800-square-foot, three-story building in downtown Shreveport to house KEEL and KEEL-FM. The new building represented a $250,000 investment by KEEL's then-owner, Nashville-based LIN Broadcasting, who had acquired the AM station in 1962 and would be the FM station's founding owner.[3] A transmitter was originally located on 937 Stoner Street in the city of Shreveport, operating with 100 kW of power but from a 263-foot tower, a fraction of the height it operates from now.[2]

The station signed on for the first time on May 17, 1968, at 7:00 P.M., coinciding with the opening of the new studio building, which was six months ahead of the originally announced date.[4] The station originally broadcast a MOR format branded as "KEEL-FM Stereo 93.7"; it was described by the station as "bright, happy, exciting and very adult". A series of ads ran in local newspapers, informing potential listeners dissatisfied with other local stations in the area referred to as "misfits" and "the neglected majority", about the arrival of KEEL-FM.[5][6] The station's permanent license was granted on June 23, 1969.[2][7] In its early days, KEEL-FM broadcast Tulane Green Wave football games as a complement to the Arkansas Razorbacks games broadcast by KEEL.[8]

From easy listening to album rock – 93 KMBQ

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References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KXKS-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ a b c FCC History Cards for KXKS-FM
  3. ^ "Building Site Work Begun By Station". The Shreveport Times. October 14, 1967. p. 27. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "Grand Opening Held for New KEEL Building". Shreveport Journal. May 18, 1968. p. 9. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  5. ^ "Attention Misfits! Your New Listening Habit Starts Tonight at 7:00 P.M. (advertisement)". Shreveport Journal. May 17, 1968. p. 38. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  6. ^ "Get Happy Misfits! (advertisement)". The Shreveport Times. June 2, 1968. p. 124. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  7. ^ "Permanent License for KEEL-FM Approved". Shreveport Journal. June 26, 1969. p. 20. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  8. ^ "This Fall On KEEL Radio! (advertisement)". The Shreveport Times. August 27, 1971. p. 52. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
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