WYKZ
WYKZ is an adult contemporary radio station owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and licensed to Beaufort, South Carolina, with the branding "98.7 The River - The Best Variety Of Yesterday & Today!" The station's studio is located on Alfred St. in Savannah, Georgia, and the transmitter is located near Sun City, South Carolina.
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| City | Beaufort, South Carolina |
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| Broadcast area | Savannah, Georgia |
| Branding | 98.7 The River |
| Slogan | Savannah's At-Work Station |
| Frequency | 98.7 MHz |
| First air date | 1962 (as WBEU-FM) |
| Format | Adult contemporary |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 218 meters (715 ft) |
| Class | C1 |
| Facility ID | 67680 |
| Call sign meaning | Former branding in the early '90s as Kiss FM |
| Former call signs | WBEU-FM (1962–1981) WQLO (1981–1984) |
| Owner | iHeartMedia, Inc. (Capstar TX LLC) |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | https://987theriver.iheart.com/ |
History
The station began broadcasting in the early 1960s as a station primarily for Beaufort County, WBEU-FM. 98.7 upgraded its tower in the early '80s and began targeting Savannah as adult contemporary WQLO "98.7 Lite FM". The station was known as "Kiss 98.7" for most of the 1980s before adopting its current name in the early 1990s.
External links
- 98.7 The River
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WYKZ
- Radio-Locator information on WYKZ
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WYKZ
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