K260AM ("Hits 99.9") is a

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serving the

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, area of the United States. It broadcasts at 99.9 on the FM dial and on

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subchannel

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93.3-HD2. The station is owned by Saga Communications as part of its Des Moines Radio Group; its studios are located in Des Moines along with Saga's other Des Moines stations (

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, KOEZ,

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and

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). The station is also a reporter in

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' overall Top 40 panel due to being a contributor on the BDS Rhythmic Top 40 panel.

Station history

The station signed on as a

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for

in September 2011, but after it was announced that

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-formatted KZHZ ("Hits 105.9") was sold to

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a month earlier, Saga Communications quietly acquired the format and intellectual property from

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(KZHZ's parent company) and announced on October 25, 2011, that it would relaunch the format on both

-HD2 and on translator K260AM, on the closing of KZHZ's sale to IPR."Hits Moving In Des Moines"
from Radioinsight (October 25, 2011) "Hits 99.9" officially signed on the air on October 27, after stunting with kissing sound effects, poking fun at competitor

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"Kiss 107.5", which has aired a mainstream

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format since 1999. Since 2011, the station has shifted its rhythmic format to a more mainstream Top 40/CHR direction. As of 2021, in addition to competing against KKDM, it also competes with

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’s KWQW. No personalities are heard on the station.

References

External links

Hits 99.9 official website
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Station history

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