KQIS (AM)

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 a mainstream urban format.[2]

KQIS
Broadcast areaNorthwest Arkansas
Frequency1340 kHz
BrandingKISS 105.3 FM & 1340 AM
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatMainstream urban
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
September 10, 1949
Former call signs
  • KBRS (1949-1992)
  • KFMD (2012-2015)[1]
Technical information
Facility ID160838
ClassC
Power1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
36°12′43″N 94°07′38″W
Translator(s)105.3 K287AN (Fayetteville)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitekissnwa.com

History

KBRS

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.[3]

KFMD & KQIS

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]

References
  1. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. "Springdale's first radio station, KBRS - Shiloh Museum of Ozark History". Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. October 1, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2023.


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