WKZS explained

WKZS
City:Covington, Indiana
Area:Danville, Illinois
Branding:Kiss Country
Frequency:103.1 MHz
Format:Country
Erp:3,000 watts
Haat:91m (299feet)
Class:A
Facility Id:4807
Coordinates:40.1461°N -87.4542°W
Owner:Benton-Weatherford Broadcasting, Inc., of Indiana
Website:kisscountryradio.com
Licensing Authority:FCC

WKZS (103.1 FM, "Kiss Country") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format.[1] Licensed to Covington, Indiana, United States, the station serves the immediate Danville, Illinois area. The station also maintains a sales office in Champaign, Illinois. The station is currently owned by Benton-Weatherford Broadcasting, Inc., of Indiana and features programming from Dial Global's Hot Country format.

In 2012, the station obtained a construction permit from the FCC to relocate its city of license to Thomasboro, Illinois, and to move to 103.3 MHz.[2] This would have moved the station into the Champaign-Urbana radio market, but the station owners were unable to complete the move. In 2015, Benton-Weatherford applied for another construction permit, explaining they had not been able to complete WKZS' move to Thomasboro due to health and technical challenges.[3] The construction permit was granted, but expired in 2018, with the new Thomasboro station still unbuilt. The station remains licensed to Covington as of April 2020.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Station Information Profile . Winter 2010 . . 2010-02-21.
  2. Web site: WKZS Facility Record . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division . 2010-02-21.
  3. Web site: WKZS Application BPH - 20150820CMX. United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2020-04-27..