99.9 KISS COUNTRY Start date

[thebeach33445]

Hey Guys:

Would anybody know the exact date in 1981 that WKQS went from Beautiful Music to country?

Thanks

T.J.

 

[jmtillery]

Hey Guys:

Would anybody know the exact date in 1981 that WKQS went from Beautiful Music to country?

Thanks

T.J.

I don't have the exact date; however, beautiful music formatted WLQY became country formatted WKQS-FM sometime in 1981. The call letters were modified from WKQS-FM to WKQS on 05/09/1986 and the current WKIS call letters became effective on 06/27/1988 after WKIS (AM) 740 Orlando became WWNZ.

 

[Mike Sheridan]

The WKQS calls came sometime in 1978 (the station had been WWOG for years) probably when Sunshine Wireless bought the station on 7-31-78 I don't recall it ever being WLQY-FM but of course WLQY-AM became the sister station later on. WLQY-FM was licensed to Fort Pierce's 98.7 for awhile before it became WIZD.

In 1978 WKQS came on as a Beautiful Music station, the Country format came later I suspect sometime in 1983 since a listing of formats in the fall of 1982 still has them as a Beautiful Music station. In the 1984 Broadcasting Yearbook WKQS is listed as playing Country.

It's interesting to note that back then WKQS and other FM Country stations were trying what they called "Continuous Country" with an almost Beautiful Music approach to the format (long music sweeps and very formal sounding announcing).

 

[thebeach33445]

Hey Guys:

Here is what I have so far. FCC Granted WWOG the new calls WKQS on 9-11-78. In the Miami News Newspaper dated Oct 21, 1978 they have 99.9 listed as WWOG. So I am thinking that WWOG went to WKQS around the 1 of Nov 1978?

Now as for country. In the Miami News Newspaper dated Sept 26, 1981 99.9 WKQS is listed as Beautiful Music and in the Oct 24, 1981 edition it is listed as Country. So I am thinking maybe it was the beginning of Oct 1981 it went country.

I tried to contact someone at KISS COUNTRY by e-mail but I haven't recieved a responce yet.

Any Thoughts??
T.J.

 

[Ai4i]

WW Oh God's original hundred meter shtick can be seen on the northwest corner of Glades Rd and the turnpike.
It is heavilly loaded with all kinds of communications antennæ. They can not move to any major tower other than the one they are currently on and still produce a city grade signal across the northern border of their COL. They share their antenna with 106.7 and are beneath the candalabra with 105.9 and whatever PSIP channel forty five is on.

 

[Jay F]

The WKQS calls came sometime in 1978 (the station had been WWOG for years) probably when Sunshine Wireless bought the station on 7-31-78 I don't recall it ever being WLQY-FM but of course WLQY-AM became the sister station later on. WLQY-FM was licensed to Fort Pierce's 98.7 for awhile before it became WIZD.

In 1978 WKQS came on as a Beautiful Music station, the Country format came later I suspect sometime in 1983 since a listing of formats in the fall of 1982 still has them as a Beautiful Music station. In the 1984 Broadcasting Yearbook WKQS is listed as playing Country.

It's interesting to note that back then WKQS and other FM Country stations were trying what they called "Continuous Country" with an almost Beautiful Music approach to the format (long music sweeps and very formal sounding announcing).

I knew of a "continuous country" station in the 80s where jocks had to get permission from the PD to say anything other than what was on the liner card.
99% of the time all you heard were liner cards being read verbatim.

I kind of miss "continuous country". I prefer it to what I hear on most country statons today...a mix of too much artist information..every little trivial thing about their lives as well as constant refrences to the station website, facebook etc.

 

[MarquisP4]

The WKQS calls came sometime in 1978 (the station had been WWOG for years) probably when Sunshine Wireless bought the station on 7-31-78 I don't recall it ever being WLQY-FM but of course WLQY-AM became the sister station later on. WLQY-FM was licensed to Fort Pierce's 98.7 for awhile before it became WIZD.

In 1978 WKQS came on as a Beautiful Music station, the Country format came later I suspect sometime in 1983 since a listing of formats in the fall of 1982 still has them as a Beautiful Music station. In the 1984 Broadcasting Yearbook WKQS is listed as playing Country.

It's interesting to note that back then WKQS and other FM Country stations were trying what they called "Continuous Country" with an almost Beautiful Music approach to the format (long music sweeps and very formal sounding announcing).

I knew of a "continuous country" station in the 80s where jocks had to get permission from the PD to say anything other than what was on the liner card.
99% of the time all you heard were liner cards being read verbatim.

I kind of miss "continuous country". I prefer it to what I hear on most country statons today...a mix of too much artist information..every little trivial thing about their lives as well as constant refrences to the station website, facebook etc.

Agree. Country has become far too diluted and big for its britches now.