WKZS

WKZS
Broadcast areaDanville, Illinois
Frequency103.1 MHz
BrandingKiss Country
Programming
FormatCountry
AffiliationsDial Global
Ownership
OwnerBenton-Weatherford Broadcasting, Inc., of Indiana
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID4807
ClassA
ERP3,000 watts
HAAT91.0 meters (298.6 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°8′46.00″N 87°27′15.00″W / 40.1461111°N 87.4541667°W / 40.1461111; -87.4541667
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitekisscountryradio.com

WKZS (103.1 FM, "Kiss Country") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format.[2] Licensed to Covington, Indiana, United States, the station serves the immediate Danville, Illinois area. The station also maintains a sales office in Champaign, Illinois. The station is currently owned by Benton-Weatherford Broadcasting, Inc., of Indiana and features programming from Dial Global's Hot Country format.

In 2012, the station obtained a construction permit from the FCC to relocate its city of license to Thomasboro, Illinois, and to move to 103.3 MHz.[3] This would have moved the station into the Champaign-Urbana radio market, but the station owners were unable to complete the move. In 2015, Benton-Weatherford applied for another construction permit, explaining they had not been able to complete WKZS' move to Thomasboro due to health and technical challenges.[4] The construction permit was granted, but expired in 2018, with the new Thomasboro station still unbuilt. The station remains licensed to Covington as of April 2020.

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WKZS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Winter 2010. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  3. ^ "WKZS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  4. ^ "WKZS Application BPH - 20150820CMX. United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2020-04-27".


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