iowa see kosy fm . kksy fm city cedar rapids iowa branding 96.5 kiss country slogan iowa s new country frequency 96.5 mhz first air date february 27 1963 1963 02 27 format country erp 100 000 watts haat 158 meters class c1 facility id 73594 transmitter coordinates 42 1 40.00 n 91 38 25.00 w 42.0277778 n 91.6402778 w 42.0277778 ; 91.6402778 wmt fm callsign meaning kiss country . former callsigns wmt fm 1963 2012 owner iheartmedia inc. citicasters licenses inc. sister stations kkrq kmjm kosy fm kxic wmt webcast listen live website 965kisscountry . com kksy fm 96.5 fm 96.5 kiss country is a 100 000 watt radio station in cedar rapids iowa . it is a country music formatted station owned by iheartmedia inc. . history edit kksy fm signed on february 27 1963 as wmt fm at 96.5 fm with an easy listening jazz and classical music format . there were 90 minute classical music segments in the morning and evening with regular programs of jazz and music from broadway musicals . some of those early announcers were keith webster bill dutcher don john ross bill grubbe and jim wicks as well as other wmt announcers who took the helm of hosting on fm . in the early days programming was totally separate from wmt radio but in the late 1960s wmt fm started simulcasting the 15 minute newscasts of wmt am 600 several times a day . in the 1970s it became a full time beautiful music station before adopting an adult contemporary format in the early 1980s in an era when many beautiful music stations went to a soft rock or more contemporary format . wmt fm s studios have been located at broadcast park on collins road in cedar rapids along with its am sister station wmt and tv station kgan the former wmt tv since it signed on . until the 1970s the studios of wmt radio was located on the fifth floor of the historic paramount theater building in downtown cedar rapids . 1 it was one of the few stations with a callsign beginning with w located west of the mississippi river . the station was known for their time warp weekends and long standing tradition of being heavily involved in the cedar rapids community . the station hosts uptown friday nights every friday night in downtown cedar rapids . the station often joins up with wmt for special promotional events and simulcasts during severe weather conditions . wmt fm ended its longtime hot adult contemporary format on december 27 2011 when clear channel transferred the country format from kksy 95.7 fm ; after a temporary simulcast period 2 3 95.7 fm began to simulcast wmt on january 2 2012 and eventually took the kwmg call letters on january 17 2012 . 4 references edit danek ernie 1980 . cedar rapids tall corn and high technology . woodland hills ca windsor publications . pp. 140 141 . isbn 0 89781 021 x. dewitte dave december 27 2011 . mix 96.5 becomes history as clear channel opts for country format . kcrg tv9 . retrieved december 27 2011 . wmt shares kksy s country format . all access . december 27 2011 . retrieved december 27 2011 . venta lance january 2 2012 . wmt fm becomes kiss country 95.7 becomes wmt fm . radioinsight . retrieved january 2 2012 . external links edit official website query the fcc s fm station database for kksy radio locator information on kksy query nielsen audio s fm station database for kksy v t e radio stations in the cedar rapids iowa city market by am frequency 600 800 860 910 1040 1360 1380 1450 1540 1600 1630 by fm frequency 88.3 89.1 89.7 90.9 91.7 92.3 93.1 94.1 95.7 96.5 98.1 99.1 99.7 100.7 101.9 102.9 104.5 105.7 106.1 107.1 107.9 noaa weather radio frequency 162.45 162.475 by callsign kbea fm kcck fm kcii kcii fm kcjj kdat kfmw kgym khak kjy64 kkhq fm kkrq kksy fm kmjm kmry knws fm kokz kosy fm krna krqn krui fm kskb ksui kuni kwpc kxel kxgm kxic kzia who wmt wsui wxl61 nearby radio markets burlington dubuque des moines ames fort dodge ottumwa quad cities waterloo cedar falls see also list of radio stations in iowa v t e country radio stations in the state of iowa stations kbkb fort madison kbkb fm fort madison burlington kbob davenport kboe fm oskaloosa kche cherokee kcob fm newton kcsi red oak kctn garnavillo elkader kcze new hampton kdls perry kdmg burlington kdst dyersville kgra jefferson perry khak cedar rapids khki des moines kiai mason city kiaq clarion fort dodge kicd fm spencer kihk rock valley kiic albia kikd lake city kilj mount pleasant kilr fm estherville kiwa sheldon kiwa fm sheldon kjjy west des moines kkia ida grove kkrf stuart kksy fm cedar rapids kkyy whiting kmaq maquoketa kmch manchester kmgo centerville kmzn oskaloosa knei fm waukon knia knoxville koak red oak koel oelwein koel fm cedar falls waterloo kokx keokuk krkn eldon ottumwa ksib fm creston ksma fm osage mason city ksom audubon atlantic kway waverly kwmt fort dodge kwpc muscatine kxia marshalltown kxkt glenwood omaha nebraska wjod asbury dubuque wllr fm davenport see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in iowa v t e iheartmedia corporate officers bob pittman chairman ceo board of directors lowry mays irving azoff b. j. red mccombs j. c. watts john h. williams radio stations list of radio stations owned by iheartmedia radio networks fox sports radio premiere networks premium choice total traffic and weather network miscellaneous clear channel outdoor clear channel uk iheartradio list of programming syndicated by iheartmedia mediabase radio computing services retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kksy fm & oldid 717591987 categories radio stations in iowamedia in cedar rapids iowacountry radio stations in the united statesradio stations established in 19631963 establishments in iowaiheartmedia radio stations navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 28 april 2016 at 16 27 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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