KXSS-FM explained

KXSS-FM
City:Amarillo, Texas
Area:Amarillo, Texas
Branding:96.9 KISS FM
Frequency:96.9 MHz
Airdate:1972 (as KMML)
Format:Top 40 (CHR)
Erp:100,000 watts
Haat:187 meters
Class:C1
Facility Id:9306
Coordinates:35.2925°N -101.8467°W
Callsign Meaning:K(X)iSS
Former Callsigns:KMML-FM (1972–2008)[1]
Affiliations:Compass Media Networks
Premiere Networks
Owner:Townsquare Media
Licensee:Townsquare License, LLC
Sister Stations:KATP, KIXZ, KMXJ-FM, KPRF
Webcast:Listen Live
Website:kissfm969.com
Licensing Authority:FCC

KXSS-FM (96.9 MHz, "96-9 KISS-FM") is a top 40 (CHR) formatted radio station serving the Amarillo, Texas, market. KXSS-FM is owned by Townsquare Media. Its studios are located on Southwest 34th Avenue in Southwest Amarillo, and its transmitter tower is based north of the city on the property of unrelated television station KFDA-TV in unincorporated Potter County.

Until 2008, the 96.9 frequency was home to a country music format as "96.9 KMML," under the ownership of Clear Channel Communications; however, it was one of close to 450 radio stations sold by Clear Channel in the process of privatization, beginning in 2007. KXSS, along with its sister stations KPRF-FM, KATP-FM, KMXJ-FM, and KIXZ, was acquired along with approximately fifty other stations by Gap Broadcasting for a total price of $139M.[2] What eventually became Gap Central Broadcasting (following the formation of GapWest Broadcasting) was folded into Townsquare Media on August 13, 2010.[3]

The KMML call sign has been reissued to a radio station in Cimarron, Kansas.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FCC Transfer Database . 2008-02-01.
  2. Web site: Stations Close Sale 10/05/07 . 2008-02-01.
  3. News: Townsquare Media completes roll-up of GAP. August 15, 2010. Radio Business Report. August 13, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110121043217/http://www.rbr.com/radio/radio_deals/26710.html. January 21, 2011. dead.
  4. Web site: KMML-FM: Radio Station Information Page. Radio-Locator .