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WNKS
Kiss logo v1.jpg
City of license Charlotte, North Carolina
Broadcast area Charlotte/Metrolina
Branding KISS 95.1
Slogan The #1 Hit Music Station
Frequency 95.1 (MHz)
Format Top 40 (CHR)
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 470 meters
Class C
Facility ID 53975
Callsign meaning W North Carolina KiSs
W North Karolina's (play on the word "Carolina")
Station
Owner CBS Radio
Sister stations WBAV, WBCN, WFNZ, WKQC, WPEG, WSOC-FM
Webcast Listen Live!
Website kiss951.com

WNKS, known on the air as KISS 95.1, is a 100,000 watt radio station in Charlotte, North Carolina. It broadcasts at 95.1 MHz from a tower in Dallas, North Carolina, primarily serving the Charlotte metropolitan area. On air programming consists of mainstream top 40 (CHR) music. The station is owned by CBS Radio and formerly served as the flagship for the syndicated Ace & TJ Show until May 2011.

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History [link]

In the 1960s, WIST-FM was one of the first oldies stations. SIS radio bought the station in 1972.[1] WIST-FM changed to album-oriented rock with the new letters WRNA, eventually becoming WROQ "95-Q". Among the WROQ/WAYS DJs to become major celebrities were Robert Murphy, later the WKQX Chicago morning host, and actor Jay Thomas. Larry Sprinkle, a WCNC-TV morning weather personality, also worked at the stations.[2]

With album-oriented rock declining in popularity, WROQ became a CHR station called Q-95 in 1984. Late in the 1980s, WROQ evolved into Rock 40. In 1990, after stunting with repeated airplay of "Shock The Monkey" by Peter Gabriel, the station returned to CHR as WZZG Gorilla Radio Z-95.1.[3] Later in the year, WZZG became WGKL-FM "Kool 95.1", an oldies station emphasizing 50s music more than Magic 96.1.[4] In October 1991, WGKL stunted with a different format each day,[5] using mostly satellite formats from SMN, and one day even doing all-comedy, before becoming WAQQ "95-Double-Q", a CHR station with an modern rock emphasis. Pure CHR was one of the "choices" listeners were to vote on, but the eventual choice was "none of the above". In 1994, along with a name change to WEDJ "95.1 The Edge", the station moved even closer to modern rock. The switch to the current name, letters and format was made in 1996.[6]

The Kiss Logo [link]

Kiss 95.1 uses the same logo as WXKS-FM ("Kiss 108"), a Top-40 station owned by Clear Channel Communications and based in Boston, Massachusetts. This dates back to when both stations were owned by the Pyramid Broadcasting before WNKS-FM was spun off to American Radio Systems, which became CBS, in the late 90s .

This is actually the second station in Charlotte to use the "Kiss" moniker. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, WCKZ was known as "Kiss 102", using a churban format similar to what is today called rhythmic CHR; it is now the Urban AC-formatted WBAV ("V101.9"), another CBS Radio-owned station. Only this "Kiss 95.1" is a Pop station; the moniker was used before Clear Channel trademarked it for its pop stations years down the line.

On-air Schedule [link]

  • Drex and Maney (6:00 AM to 10:00 AM)
  • Kelly Meyers (10:00 AM to 3:00 PM)
  • The O Show (3:00 PM to 7:00 PM)
  • Crash at Night (7:00 PM to 12:00 AM)

References [link]

  1. ^ https://www.thatwasradio.com/ways.html, Retrieved on 2008/02/28.
  2. ^ Jeff Borden, "Disc Jockeys to Reunite Here," The Charlotte Observer, October 7, 1988.
  3. ^ Tim Funk, "WROQ Monkeys With Its Format", The Charlotte Observer, January 20, 1990.
  4. ^ Joseph Menn, "WGKL-FM Altering Format Again As Adams President Fires All But 2", The Charlotte Observer, August 21, 1991.
  5. ^ Tim Funk, "What's WGKL Airing Next Week? Charlotte Radio Shuffle," The Charlotte Observer, September 28, 1991.
  6. ^ https://www.thatwasradio.com/wroq.html, Retrieved on 2008/02/28.

External links [link]

Coordinates: 35°21′43″N 81°09′18″W / 35.362°N 81.155°W / 35.362; -81.155


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To grow and reach the sky, let us try to be as one
I need to feel your love, I need you deep inside
Put me on your rocket ship and take me out of sight
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