WKXJ

WKXJ (103.7 FM, "103.7 KISS FM") is a radio station licensed to Walden, Tennessee, United States, and serving the Chattanooga, Tennessee, area. The station operates a Top 40 (CHR) music format and is branded as "103.7 KISS FM."

Not to be confused with WXSS, a Milwaukee area sister station with the same branding and frequency.
WKXJ
CityWalden, Tennessee
Broadcast areaChattanooga, Tennessee
Branding103.7 KISS FM
SloganChattanooga's #1 For New Music
Frequency103.7 MHz
Translator(s)W284AE (104.7 MHz, Chattanooga, rebroadcasts HD2)
First air dateJune 23, 1964 (1964-06-23)[1] (in McMinnville)
August 29, 2008 (2008-08-29) (in Walden)
FormatTop 40 (CHR)
ERP25,000 watts
HAAT89 metres (292 ft)
ClassC3
Facility ID14735
Transmitter coordinates35.126°N 85.290°W / 35.126; -85.290
Call sign meaningWKXJ "Kicks FM" (former branding used at WLND)
Former call signsWHNR (1964–1974)
WBMC-FM (1974–1986)
WTRZ-FM (1986–2007)
WKZP (2007–2008)
WURV (2008–2009)
OwnerEntercom
(Entercom License, LLC)
Sister stationsWLND, WRXR-FM, WUSY
WebcastListen Live
Websitekisschattanooga.com

Station history

The 103.7 frequency is a newly assigned signal to the area, where it relocated from McMinnville, Tennessee and had been at 103.9 MHz, where its previous format was Country, now relocated to sister station WTRZ. The move to Chattanooga had been in the works since 2003. In a statement from the online website The Chattanoogan on June 18, 2008, Clear Channel VP/Market Manager Mark Bass said, "This is going to be a carefully researched radio station that reaches a huge number of listeners in the Chattanooga area with a unique format that is not in this market anywhere, and something new and unique to the country, We're taking it first step forward."[2]

Old KISS FM logo.

On June 23, 2008, after playing a ticking clock for a few minutes, the station flipped to a Disco format branded as "Boogie 103.7".[3] However, a few weeks later, the disco music was replaced with clips of the Rick and Bubba Show played around the clock. On August 29, 2008, the station flipped to an Adult Contemporary format branded as "103.7 The River," featuring "Delilah" at night.[4] However, after a year in the format, Clear Channel decided to bring the KISS-FM brand back to Chattanooga for the first time in 2 years, which was previously used at sister station WLND.

On November 1, 2017, iHeartMedia announced that WKXJ, along with all of their sister stations in Chattanooga and Richmond, would be sold to Entercom due to that company's merger with CBS Radio.[5] The sale was completed on December 19, 2017.[6]

References
  1. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009 (PDF). 2009. p. D-508. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  2. From The Chattanoogan (June 18, 2008)
  3. "WKZP Dances Out Of The Box". All Access.
  4. "WKZP Flips To WURV '103.7 The River'". All Access.
  5. https://radioinsight.com/headlines/120711/entercom-trades-boston-seattle-spin-offs-iheartmedia-richmond-chattanooga-2/
  6. "Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. December 19, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
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