KISZ-FM (97.9
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) is a
country music
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radio station
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in the
Four Corners
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area of the Western United States. It is licensed to
Cortez, Colorado
Cortez () is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 8,766 at the 2020 United States Census.
History
In 1886, the town was buil ...
and is owned by Hutton Broadcasting, LLC. Bill Kruger-Regional Director, Don Kirk-Program Director. Overnights feature "Kickin It With Kix", hosted by Kix Brooks. Weekday mornings are hosted by nationally syndicated Big D, and Bubba. Evenings feature Lia Night, and the award-winning "Nights with Lia" Monday through Saturday. "Solid Gold Saturday Morning" airs 6-10am each Saturday morning. Sunday's feature the "American Christian Music Review", Thunder Road", "American Country Countdown", and "The Road".
The station also has a booster, KISZ-FM1 in
Farmington, New Mexico
Farmington is a city in San Juan County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census the city had a total population of 46,624 people. Farmington (and surrounding San Juan County) makes up one of the four Metropolitan Statistical Area ...
.
KISZ went on the air on April 17, 1979. Before becoming “Kiss Country” in the 1990s, it was “Kiss 98” with a Top 40 format.
External links
Official website
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Country radio stations in the United States
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