KIYS

Broadcast areaJonesboro, ArkansasFrequency101.7 MHz (HD Radio)Branding101.7 KISS FMProgrammingFormatTop 40 (CHR)SubchannelsHD1: KIYS analog
HD2: Variety hits "94.1 Bob FM"
HD3: K-Love
HD4: News/Talk (KBTM simulcast)OwnershipOwnerEast Arkansas BroadcastersHistoryMarch 27, 1977 (as KCAC at 106.3)KCAC (1977–1980)
KCAZ (1980–1989)
KRLW (1989–2010)106.3 MHz (1977–2010)Technical informationFacility ID70465ClassC2ERP10,500 wattsHAAT327 metersTranslator(s)94.1 K231BV (College City, relays HD2)
97.9 K250BH (Jonesboro, relays HD3) ^{[citation needed]}Repeater(s)1230 KBTM (relays HD4)LinksWebcastListen Live
Listen Live (HD2)Websitekissjonesboro.com
bobfmjonesboro.com (HD2)

KIYS (101.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR) format serving the Jonesboro, Arkansas, area. The station is currently owned by East Arkansas Broadcasters.

KIYS broadcast in the HD Radio format.^[1]

History

This format was previously located at 101.9 KIYS in the Jonesboro, Arkansas market. On September 10, 2010, the 101.9 KIYS frequency relocated to Crawfordsville, Arkansas where it began to target the Memphis area as "101.9 Radio Now". While located in Jonesboro, the station was CHR as "Kiss FM", owned by Clear Channel, but operated by East Arkansas Broadcasters under a local marketing agreement (LMA). After the 101.9 signal was moved to Crawfordsville, East Arkansas Broadcasting acquired KRLW, which had been at 106.3, and moved the frequency over to 101.7 and relaunched it as "101.7 Kiss FM." KIYS is the only radio station in Arkansas to be an affiliate with Dan Ingram's Top 40 Satellite Survey in the 1980s.

KIYS-HD2

KIYS-HD2 airs an adult hits format under the Bob FM brand. The channel is simulcast on analog FM via translator K231BV College City, Until November 18, 2019, it carried an active rock format branded as The Buzz, before temporarily stunting with Christmas music until its current format premiered December 26.^[2]

References

External links

• Official Website

• KIYS in the FCC FM station database
• KIYS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• K231BV in the FCC FM station database
• K231BV at FCCdata.org
• K250BH in the FCC FM station database
• K250BH at FCCdata.org

35°57′14″N 90°41′41″W / 35.9540°N 90.6948°W / 35.9540; -90.6948