KISN (FM)

For the radio station at 910 AM in Portland, Oregon known as KISN from 1959-1976, see KISN (Portland).
For the radio station in Salt Lake City, Utah at 97.1 FM known as KISN-FM from 1980s-2004, see KZHT.
For the radio station in Salt Lake City, Utah at 570 AM known as KISN from 1989-1998, see KNRS (AM).
KISN
City Belgrade, Montana
Broadcast area Bozeman, Montana
Branding KISS 96.7
Slogan "Today's Hottest Music"
Frequency 96.7 MHz
First air date 1982 (as KCDQ)
Format Top 40 (CHR)
ERP 18,500 watts
HAAT 248 meters (814 feet)
Class C2
Facility ID 24172
Transmitter coordinates 45°40′24″N 110°52′02″W / 45.67333°N 110.86722°W / 45.67333; -110.86722
Callsign meaning "Kiss"
Former callsigns KCDQ (1982-1987)
KGVW-FM (1987-1994)
KSCY (1994-2004)[1]
Owner Townsquare Media
(Townsquare Media Bozeman License, LLC)
Sister stations KMMS, KMMS-FM, KPRK, KXLB, KZMY
Webcast Flash Stream
MP3 Stream
Website bozemanskissfm.com

KISN (96.7 FM, "KISS 96.7") is a radio station licensed to serve Belgrade, Montana. The station is owned by Townsquare Media, licensed to Gap Broadcasting Bozeman License, LLC. It airs a Top 40 (CHR) music format.[2]

All Townsquare Media Bozeman studios are located at 125 West Mendenhall Street, downtown Bozeman. KXLB, KMMS-FM, KZMY, and KISN all share a transmitter site on Green Mountain, east of Bozeman.

The station was assigned the KISN call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on January 14, 2004.[1]

Ownership

In February 2008, Colorado-based GAPWEST Broadcasting completed the acquisition of 57 radio stations in 13 markets in the Pacific Northwest-Rocky Mountain region from Clear Channel Communications.[3] The deal, valued at a reported $74 million, included six Bozeman stations, seven in Missoula and five in Billings. Other stations in the deal are located in Shelby, Montana, and in Casper and Cheyenne, Wyoming, plus Pocatello and Twin Falls, Idaho, and Yakima, Washington. GapWest was folded into Townsquare Media on August 13, 2010.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. ↑ Richardson, Dave (2008-02-15). "GAPWEST closes deal for Bozeman radio stations; Goodbye Clear Channel, Hello GAPWEST". Bozeman Daily Chronicle.
  4. ↑ "Townsquare Media completes roll-up of GAP". Radio Business Report. August 13, 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2010.

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