WFKS

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WFKS

City of license	Neptune Beach, Florida
Broadcast area	Jacksonville, Florida
Branding	Kiss-FM
Slogan	The Hit Music Space!
First air date	1965
Frequency	97.9 (MHz)
Format	WJBX: Top 40 HD2: New Top 40
ERP	12,500 watts
Class	C2
Owner	Clear Channel Communications
Website	www.979kissfm.com

WFKS is a commercial radio station located in Neptune Beach, Florida, broadcasting to the Jacksonville, Florida area on 97.9 FM. WFKS airs a Top 40 music format branded as "Kiss-FM".

[edit] History

The station was originally licensed to St. Augustine, Florida as WFOY-FM on 97.7 FM 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 (the former calls of what is now WJRR in Orlando) 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.

From 1994 to 2000, the WFKS calls were used on 99.9 FM in Palatka, as CHR/Hot AC "99.9 Kiss FM." That station became country WGNE in 2000 and was moved into the Jacksonville market by Renda Broadcasting in May 2005. It is now "Gator Country," competing with the current WFKS-FM's sister stations, WQIK and WROO.

[edit] Personalities

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

Stick on the Radio 10a-3p
J.R. 3p-7p
Spoon Radio 7p-12a

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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