KIYS

KIYS
Broadcast area
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Frequency101.7 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding101.7 Kiss FM
Programming
FormatTop 40 (CHR)
SubchannelsHD1: KIYS analog
HD2: Oldies "The Oldies Network"
HD3: K-Love
HD4: Variety hits "101.3 Bob FM"
Ownership
OwnerEast Arkansas Broadcasters
History
First air date
March 27, 1977 (1977-03-27)
Former call signs
  • KCAC (1977–1980)
  • KCAZ (1980–1989)
  • KRLW (1989–2010)
Former frequencies
106.3 MHz (1977–2010)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
70465
ClassC2
ERP10,500 watts
HAAT327 meters
Translators94.1 K231BV (Newport, relays HD2)
97.9 K250BH (Jonesboro, relays HD3) [citation needed]
101.3 K267AS (Piggott, relays HD4)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Listen Live (HD2)
Listen Live (HD4)
Websitekissjonesboro.com
bobfmjonesboro.com (HD4)

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.

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.

Subchannel history

KIYS-HD2

KIYS-HD2 originally carried an active rock format branded as The Buzz, heard on analog FM at 94.1 via translator K231BV in College City. On November 18, 2019, the station dropped the format and began stunting with Christmas music as "94.1 Reindeer Radio", before relaunching as an adult hits station under the Bob FM brand on December 26. The Bob FM format was later dropped, and HD2 (and K231BV at 94.1 FM) now simulcasts the oldies format of KTRQ in Colt.

KIYS-HD4

KIYS-HD4 originally served as a simulcast of KBTM (1230 AM).[citation needed] In late 2021, KBTM moved its FM simulcast to translator K271CV (102.1 FM), and HD4 was relaunched as a variety hits format branded as 101.3 Bob FM, relayed on translator K267AS in Piggott.[citation needed]

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KIYS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ https://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=29 Archived 2018-07-19 at the Wayback Machine HD Radio Guide for Memphis
  3. ↑ "Bob Bursts Into Jonesboro". RadioInsight. December 26, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  4. 1 2 "About EAB". The Wynne Progress. Retrieved November 9, 2026.

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