KIYS (101.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR) format serving the Jonesboro, Arkansas, area. The station is currently owned by East Arkansas Broadcasters.

KIYS
Broadcast areaJonesboro, Arkansas
Frequency101.7 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding101.7 KISS FM
Programming
FormatTop 40 (CHR)
SubchannelsHD1: KIYS analog
HD2: Variety hits "94.1 Bob FM"
HD3: K-Love
HD4: News/Talk (KBTM simulcast)
Ownership
OwnerEast Arkansas Broadcasters
History
First air date
March 27, 1977 (as KCAC at 106.3)
Former call signs
KCAC (1977–1980)
KCAZ (1980–1989)
KRLW (1989–2010)
Former frequencies
106.3 MHz (1977–2010)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID70465
ClassC2
ERP10,500 watts
HAAT327 meters
Translator(s)94.1 K231BV (College City, relays HD2)
97.9 K250BH (Jonesboro, relays HD3) [citation needed]
Repeater(s)1230 KBTM (relays HD4)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Listen Live (HD2)
Websitekissjonesboro.com
bobfmjonesboro.com (HD2)

KIYS broadcast in the HD Radio format.[2]

History

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This format was previously located at 101.9 KIYS in the Jonesboro, Arkansas market. On September 10, 2010, the 101.9 KIYS frequency relocated to Crawfordsville, Arkansas where it began to target the Memphis area as "101.9 Radio Now". While located in Jonesboro, the station was CHR as "Kiss FM", owned by Clear Channel, but operated by East Arkansas Broadcasters under a local marketing agreement (LMA). After the 101.9 signal was moved to Crawfordsville, East Arkansas Broadcasting acquired KRLW, which had been at 106.3, and moved the frequency over to 101.7 and relaunched it as "101.7 Kiss FM." KIYS is the only radio station in Arkansas to be an affiliate with Dan Ingram's Top 40 Satellite Survey in the 1980s.

KIYS-HD2

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KIYS-HD2 airs an adult hits format under the Bob FM brand. The channel is simulcast on analog FM via translator K231BV College City, Until November 18, 2019, it carried an active rock format branded as The Buzz, before temporarily stunting with Christmas music until its current format premiered December 26.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KIYS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ https://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=29 Archived 2018-07-19 at the Wayback Machine HD Radio Guide for Memphis
  3. ^ "Bob Bursts Into Jonesboro". RadioInsight. 2019-12-26. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
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