WKZS
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WKZS
| logo = WKZS logo.jpg
| logo_size = 200px
| area = Danville, Illinois
| branding = Kiss Country
| frequency = 103.1 MHz
| repeater =
| airdate =
| format = Country
| erp = 3,000 watts
| haat = {{convert|91.0|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = A
| facility_id = 4807
| coordinates = {{coord|40|8|46.00|N|87|27|15.00|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns =
| owner = Benton-Weatherford Broadcasting, Inc., of Indiana
| licensee =
| sister_stations =
| webcast = {{listen live|http://kisscountryradio.com}}
| website = [http://kisscountryradio.com kisscountryradio.com]
| affiliations = Dial Global
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
WKZS (103.1 FM, "Kiss Country") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format.{{cite web |url=http://www.arbitron.com |date=Winter 2010 |title=Station Information Profile |publisher=Arbitron |access-date=2010-02-21}} Licensed to Covington, Indiana, United States, the station serves the immediate Danville, Illinois area. The station also maintains a sales office in Champaign, Illinois. The station is currently owned by Benton-Weatherford Broadcasting, Inc., of Indiana and features programming from Dial Global's Hot Country format.
In 2012, the station obtained a construction permit from the FCC to relocate its city of license to Thomasboro, Illinois, and to move to 103.3 MHz.{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WKZS |title=WKZS Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division |access-date=2010-02-21}} This would have moved the station into the Champaign-Urbana radio market, but the station owners were unable to complete the move. In 2015, Benton-Weatherford applied for another construction permit, explaining they had not been able to complete WKZS' move to Thomasboro due to health and technical challenges.{{Cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101685800&formid=301&fac_num=4807|title=WKZS Application BPH - 20150820CMX. United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2020-04-27.}} The construction permit was granted, but expired in 2018, with the new Thomasboro station still unbuilt. The station remains licensed to Covington as of April 2020.
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://kisscountryradio.com}}
- {{FM station data|4807|WKZS}}
{{Champaign Radio}}
{{Country Radio Stations in Indiana}}
Category:Country radio stations in the United States
Category:Fountain County, Indiana
Category:Champaign County, Illinois
Category:Vermilion County, Illinois
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