KIIS FM 102.7

[victorres43]

Except in L.A. the highly visible station logo and all the branding is KIIS so yes they are spelling out the station name with the legal call letters, and the audience identifies the radio station brand pronounced "kiss" with that unique and memorable KIIS spelling.

And another reminder that KIIS got its name from originally broadcasting on 1150 AM.

 

[RoddyFreeman]

If I am not mistaken Iheart also franchise the KIIS brand to other HotAC and CHR stations they own around the USA.

If I recall correctly, iHeart was able to service mark the Kiss moniker. However, any station that was calling itself Kiss prior to that, which was a considerable number of stations, would still be able to use the moniker.

 

[Marcos_C]

Let's not forget Houston's own short lived Kiss-FM iterations.

The last two logos that you shared remind me of a logo that was used by 98.7 Kiss FM (WRKS), a New York station that played R&B from 1981 to 2012. The station, which is now ESPN Radio affiliate WEPN-FM, has never been owned by iHeart.

 

[jayxs]

I believe there was a previous incarnation of "Kiss" on KHYS 98.5 as a Rhythmic/Urban offering in the late '80s, way before the second version launched in 1997.

 

[DXingRadio]

There couldn't be a top-40 "Kiss" in DC because of WKYS. The urban station use to go by "Kiss FM" but for over a decade has just been "939 WKYS". ClearChannel went with "Hot 99.5" when it launched a CHR.

 

[Mediafrog+]

I believe there was a previous incarnation of "Kiss" on KHYS 98.5 as a Rhythmic/Urban offering in the late '80s, way before the second version launched in 1997.

Correct, what was then a new rimshot stick hit the air as “Kiss 98-5” in 1988. It was the first of the eastern rimshot signals. It flipped to Urban AC “Y98-5” in 1991.

 

[jayxs]

Correct, what was then a new rimshot stick hit the air as “Kiss 98-5” in 1988. It was the first of the eastern rimshot signals. It flipped to Urban AC “Y98-5” in 1991.

Was that flip to Urban AC in response to the launch of KBXX?

 

[Mediafrog+]

Was that flip to Urban AC in response to the launch of KBXX?

I can’t remember the exact timeline, but in the early 1990s KMJQ veered off into a younger, more upbeat sound branded as “102 Jamz”. It appeared at the time that Y98-5 was filling the format hole that KMJQ had created. Y98-5 actually pulled in some respectable numbers for an eastern rimshot. However KMJQ eventually returned to Urban AC, which pretty much sank its upstart format competitor.

I think I still have a few unscoped hours of the Y98-5 Sunday Jazz Brunch on cassette tape somewhere (Not to be confused with the Sunny 99 Sunday Brunch, a similar show from that era...I also have an air check of that.)

 

[jayxs]

I can’t remember the exact timeline, but in the early 1990s KMJQ veered off into a younger, more upbeat sound branded as “102 Jamz”. It appeared at the time that Y98-5 was filling the format hole that KMJQ had created. Y98-5 actually pulled in some respectable numbers for an eastern rimshot. However KMJQ eventually returned to Urban AC, which pretty much sank its upstart format competitor.

I think I still have a few unscoped hours of the Y98-5 Sunday Jazz Brunch on cassette tape somewhere (Not to be confused with the Sunny 99 Sunday Brunch, a similar show from that era...I also have an air check of that.)

Any chance you could share? I haven't heard any "Y98-5" audio since it left the air.

 

[radioislife2020]

Anyone remember the best numbers KISS 104.5 HOUSTON was able to pull ?

 

[Mediafrog+]

Any chance you could share? I haven't heard any "Y98-5" audio since it left the air.

I currently don’t have an easy and practical way to digitize audio cassettes, but hopefully that will change. Also need to find a new cassette deck, as those I have left are in the gasp and wheeze stage.

I do have some goodies, including four hours of KKBQ-FM’s short lived “Rock 40” format from 1991, plus 13 hours of Smooth FM 98-5 from the Spring of 1995.

 

[Marcos_C]

I currently don’t have an easy and practical way to digitize audio cassettes, but hopefully that will change. Also need to find a new cassette deck, as those I have left are in the gasp and wheeze stage.

My last cassette player has been dead for years. The last time I used the portable cassette player was in 2010, when I was part of a house church. The player served as accompaniment for singing hymns since we didn't have a keyboard. I recorded the MIDI of a keyboard playing the hymn from the computer, and then I played the cassette when it was time for us to sing. Now, with advancements in technology, there are options for obtaining instrumental accompaniments without having to use a cassette player.