KISR

KISR
City Fort Smith, Arkansas
Broadcast area Western Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma
Branding KISR 93
Slogan The Most Music Now!
Live and Local
Frequency 93.7 MHz (also on HD Radio)
Translator(s) See below
First air date August 16, 1971
Format FM/HD1: Top 40 (CHR)
HD2: Active rock "Rock 94.1"
HD3: Classic rock "101.9 The River"
HD4: Classic country "105.5 The Rooster"
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 381 meters
Class C
Facility ID 63336
Transmitter coordinates 35°31′22.00″N 94°23′32.00″W / 35.5227778°N 94.3922222°W / 35.5227778; -94.3922222
Callsign meaning Pronounced Kisser
Owner Stereo 93, Inc.
(Stereo 93, Inc.)
Webcast Listen Live
Website kisr.net

KISR (93.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR) format. The station serves the Fort Smith, Arkansas, area, and is rebroadcast on several translators in Arkansas. The station is currently owned by Stereo 93, Inc.

KISR was started in 1971 by Fred Baker, Jr., Bernie Baker, and Ed Hopkins III. Its original offices, studio, and transmitter were in the front three rooms of Fred and Bernie Baker's home at 605 North Greenwood in Fort Smith, and the antenna was hung on a utility pole in the backyard. In the market's first Arbitron ratings, KISR had a 32 share compared to the next closest station's 13 share.

KISR currently transmits with 100,000 watts from an antenna 1,200 feet height above average terrain atop Young Mountain, north of Van Buren, Arkansas. Its studios and offices are in Central Mall in Fort Smith, AR.

KISR-HD2

On September 20, 2018 KISR launched an active rock format on its HD2 subchannel, branded as "Rock 94.1" (simulcast on translator K231BS Fort Smith).[1]

KISR-HD3

On September 17, 2018 (after stunting with Free's "All Right Now") KISR launched a classic rock format on its HD3 subchannel, branded as "101.9 The River" (simulcast on translator K270BR 101.9 FM Fort Smith).[2]

Translators

Broadcast translators of KISR
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseERP
W		ClassFCC info
K231BS94.1Fort Smith, Arkansas250DFCC
K241CE96.1Fayetteville, Arkansas62DFCC
K270BR101.9Fort Smith, Arkansas250DFCC
K288GO105.5Fort Smith, Arkansas243DFCC

K231BS is simulcasting KISR-HD2. K270BR is simulcasting KISR-HD3. K288GO is simulcasting KISR-HD4.

References

  1. ↑ Rock 94.1 Debuts in Fort Smith Radioinsight - September 20, 2018
  2. ↑ 101.9 The River Debuts in Fort Smith Radioinsight - September 17, 2018


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