WFKS

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WFKS (97.9 KISS-FM) is a Top 40 Mainstream radio station in Jacksonville, Florida that plays pop, hip-hop, and dance remixes. The Clear Channel Communications outlet broadcasts at 97.9 MHz with an ERP of 12.5 kW and is licensed to Neptune Beach, Florida. Its transmitter is located in Jacksonville.

The station airs the nationally-syndicated MJ Morning Show each weekday morning from 6:00am to 10:00am.

[edit] History

The station was originally licensed to St. Augustine, Florida as WFOY-FM on 97.7Mc. simulcasting WFOY. In 1984, Shull Broadcasting bought WFOY-AM-FM and changed the F.M. to Hot A.C. WUVU "The View 97.7." In 1992 WUVU moved to 97.9Mc. with 50 kW and was sold to Paxson Broadcasting which switched WUVU to WSTF with an Oldies format from 1993 to 1995. In 1995 it flipped to Smooth Jazz as WFSJ-FM, only to flip to its current format in 2000. For a short time it used the calls WGNE-FM.

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FM radio stations in the Jacksonville, Florida market (Arbitron #47)

By frequency: 88.1 | 88.7 | 89.3 | 89.9 | 90.5 | 90.9 | 91.7 | 92.1 | 92.5 | 92.7 | 93.3 | 94.1 | 95.1 | 96.1 | 96.9 | 97.9 | 99.1 | 99.9 | 100.7 | 101.5 | 102.5 | 102.9 | 103.3 | 104.5 | 105.3 | 105.5 | 105.7 | 106.5 | 107.3

By callsign: WAPE | WBGB | WCRJ | WECC | WEJZ | WFJO | WFKS | WFYV | WGNE | WHJX | WJBC | WJBT | WJCT | WJFR | WJGL | WJSJ | WJXR | WKTZ | WMUV | WMXQ | WPLA | WQIK | WROO | WSJF | WSOL | WSOS |WWSN | WYFB | WYNR See also: Jacksonville (FM) (AM)

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Shortwave: WYFR at SW 5.950
See also: List of radio stations in Florida and List of United States radio markets