WKSE

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WKSE
City of license Niagara Falls, NY
Broadcast area Buffalo, NY
Branding Kiss 98.5
Slogan The #1 Hit Music Station!
Frequency 98.5 MHz (Also on HD Radio)
Format CHR
ERP 46,000 watts
Class B
Callsign meaning KiSE as in Kiss
Owner Entercom Communications
Webcast [1]
Website kiss985.com

Kiss 98.5 (WKSE 98.5 FM) is a Contemporary top 40 Hit Radio station serving the Buffalo and Niagara Falls region of Western New York. It is also heard as far as Greater Toronto Area. It is currently owned by Entercom Communications, located in Corporate Parkway, Amherst N.Y.

WKSE signed on as WHLD-FM in 1947. It changed calls to WZIR in 1980 and WRXT in 1984 and settled at its current calls in 1985. It currently runs a format somewhere between hot adult contemporary and current hits radio. Much of its playlist overlaps that of sister station WTSS Star 102.5 at times. WKSE competes with long time rival CKEY Z101(formerly WiLD 101), which has a very similar format.

In 2006 Kiss 98.5 began streaming its programming over the internet.

[edit] Regular Radio Personalities


The Morning Show with Janet Snyder, Nicholas Picholas, and Wease Weekdays 6-10am
Shannon Steele Weekdays 10-3pm
DJ Anthony Weekdays 3-7pm
Miguel Weekdays 7pm-Midnight
Shy Guy Shawn Overnights & Weekends

(Please note: The "Wease" listed here is not to be confused with Brother Wease.)

[edit] Other Personalities


Reese
Kevin
Claire Jordan
The New Guy
Tony Mamaluke

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