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| Broadcast area | Midland-Odessa |
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| Frequency | 103.3 MHz |
| Branding | 103.3 Kiss FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| Affiliations | Premiere Radio Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KCHX, KCRS-AM, KFZX, KMRK | |
| History | |
First air date | 1976[1] |
Former call signs | KWMJ (1976–1990)[1][2] |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 9667 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 280.0 meters (918.6 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°5′11″N 102°17′10″W / 32.08639°N 102.28611°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live! |
| Website | thekissfm.com |
KCRS-FM (branded as 103.3 Kiss FM) is a radio station that serves the Midland–Odessa metropolitan area with Top 40 (CHR) music.
The station signed on the air in 1976 as KWMJ-FM which was a Muzak format known as "Beautiful Music for Midland-Odessa." It remained a Muzak format till it changed its call letters to match the AM station it had shared studios with at 1001 S. Midkiff in Midland since 1976, KCRS-AM. FM 103.3 became KCRS-FM and flipped to a Top 40 format known as "K-103" in 1990. It remained a Top 40 format for a few years and then switched to an AC format known as "Max 103." In late 2000 it was purchased by Clear Channel Communications, Inc and changed its format back to Top 40 and branded itself as "103.3 Kiss FM."
The station is currently owned by ICA Broadcasting, a local company. They acquired the contract for $3 million in 2010 from Gap Broadcasting (whom acquired many stations including KCRS-FM from Clear Channel Communications).[4] Its studios are located at the ICA Business Plaza on East Eighth Street in Odessa, just east of downtown, and its transmitter is located in Gardendale, Texas.
References
[edit]- ^ a b History Cards for KCRS-FM, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KCRS-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "$3 million sale in Odessa-Midland, TX – GAP to ICA Radio". Radio-Info.com. October 12, 2009. Archived from the original on August 14, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 9667 (KCRS-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KCRS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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