KDIS-FM
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{{short description|Christian talk radio station in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = KDIS-FM
| logo =
| city = Little Rock, Arkansas
| branding = Faith Talk 99.5
| frequency = 99.5 MHz
| airdate = {{start date and age|1991|7|26}}
| format = Christian talk and teaching
| erp = {{val|5700|u=watts|fmt=commas}}
| haat = {{convert|95|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = A
| licensing_authority = FCC
| facility_id = 47309
| coordinates =
| callsign_meaning = "Kids Disney" (previous affiliation)
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|KLVV (1991–1992)|KYFX (1992–2003)}}
| affiliations = SRN News
| owner = Salem Media Group
| licensee = Salem Communications Holding Corporation
| sister_stations = KDXE
| webcast = {{listenlive|https://saleminteractivemedia.com/ListenLive/Player/KDISFM}}
| website = {{URL|https://faithtalk995.com}}
}}
KDIS-FM (99.5 FM, "FaithTalk 99.5") is a commercial radio station in Little Rock, Arkansas. It airs a Christian talk and teaching radio format and is owned by the Salem Media Group, through licensee Salem Communications Holding Corporation.{{cite web|url=https://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KDIS-FM|title=KDIS-FM Facility Record|work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division}} The studios are on McKinley Street in Little Rock and the transmitter tower is on West 8th Street off Interstate 630, also in Little Rock.[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=Kdis&nav=home Radio-Locator.com/KDIS]
National religious leaders heard on KDIS-FM include Jim Daly, Chuck Swindoll, Alistair Begg, J. Vernon McGee, Charles Stanley, John MacArthur, David Jeremiah and Greg Laurie. KDIS-FM is a brokered programming station, where hosts pay for their time on the air and may seek donations to their ministries. Co-owned SRN News provides updates throughout the day.
History
The station went on the air as KLVV on July 26, 1991. On February 1, 1992, the station changed its call sign to KYFX airing a Smooth Jazz/Urban Adult Contemporary hybrid format as "Foxy 99.5", later changing to an Urban AC format full-time airing The ABC Radio Networks "The Touch" format in dayparts. On August 7, 2003, the station switched calls to the current KDIS-FM.{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=47309&Callsign=KDIS-FM|title=KDIS-FM Call Sign History|work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}
On March 25, 2002, KYFX was sold to ABC Radio, and became Little Rock's affiliate for Radio Disney in September 2003.
In June 2013, Disney put KDIS-FM and six other Radio Disney stations in medium markets up for sale, to refocus the network's broadcast distribution on top-25 markets.{{cite web|title=Radio Disney Stations Up for Sale (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2013/biz/news/radio-disney-stations-up-for-sale-exclusive-1200491810/|access-date=June 4, 2013|newspaper=Variety|date=June 4, 2013}} On July 31, 2013, KDIS-FM dropped the Radio Disney affiliation and went silent.[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101566521&formid=910&fac_num=47309 Notification of Suspension of Operations KDIS-FM] - United States Federal Communications Commission in October, Disney filed to sell KDIS-FM, as well as KRDY in San Antonio, Texas, to Salem Communications Corporation.{{cite web|title=APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1577494&Service=FM&Form_id=314&Facility_id=47309|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|access-date=October 30, 2013|date=October 25, 2013}} The purchase by Salem, at a price of $2 million, was consummated on February 7, 2014.
On February 24, 2014, KDIS-FM returned to the air with Christian talk and teaching, branded as "Faith Talk 99.5".{{cite web|title=Faith Talk Launches in Little Rock|url=https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/87798/faith-talk-launches-in-little-rock/|website=RadioInsight|access-date=February 24, 2014|date=February 24, 2014}}
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External links
{{FM station data|47309|KDIS-FM}}
{{Little Rock Radio}}
{{Salem Media Group}}
Category:Mass media in Little Rock, Arkansas