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After two decades of the frequency being off-the-air, the station relaunched under a different license location and assigned the call sign '''KFMD''' by the [[Federal Communications Commission]] on December 13, [[2012 in radio|2012]]. The station changed its call sign to KQIS on December 31, 2015.<ref name="fcc1">{{cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=160838&Callsign=KQIS160838 |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database}}</ref> |
After two decades of the frequency being off-the-air, the station relaunched under a different license location and assigned the call sign '''KFMD''' by the [[Federal Communications Commission]] on December 13, [[2012 in radio|2012]]. The station changed its call sign to KQIS on December 31, 2015.<ref name="fcc1">{{cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=160838&Callsign=KQIS160838 |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=2 new radio stations seek to fill neglected niches in state's northwest |url=https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2016/jan/31/2-new-radio-stations-seek-to-fill-negle/ |website=Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette |access-date=26 September 2024}}</ref> |
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| Broadcast area | Northwest Arkansas |
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| Frequency | 1340 kHz |
| Branding | KISS 105.3 FM & 1340 AM |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Urban contemporary |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | September 10, 1949 |
Former call signs |
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| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 160838 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°12′43″N 94°07′38″W / 36.21194°N 94.12722°W |
| Translator(s) | 105.3 K287AN (Fayetteville) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kissnwa |
KQIS (1340 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to serve the community of Bethel Heights, Arkansas. The station is owned by Perry Publishing and Broadcasting, through licensee Perry Broadcasting of Arkansas, Inc. It airs an urban contemporary format.[3]
History
[edit]KBRS
[edit]The station signed on the air on September 10, 1949, under the call sign KBRS licensed in Springdale, featuring programming from the ABC Radio Network as well as St. Louis Cardinals baseball and Arkansas Razorbacks college games. The station in its later years ran a MOR format, and later adult contemporary in the mid-1980s. KBRS ceased operations in May 1992 following a license revoke.[4]
KFMD & KQIS
[edit]After two decades of the frequency being off-the-air, the station relaunched under a different license location and assigned the call sign KFMD by the Federal Communications Commission on December 13, 2012. The station changed its call sign to KQIS on December 31, 2015.[1] [5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KQIS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ "Springdale's first radio station, KBRS - Shiloh Museum of Ozark History". Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. October 1, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
- ^ "2 new radio stations seek to fill neglected niches in state's northwest". Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 160838 (KQIS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KQIS in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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