WCKS (102.7 FM, "Kiss 102.7") is a

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licensed to the community of Fruithurst, Alabama,

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, and serving

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, as well as West Georgia and East Alabama. The station is owned by Gradick Communications and the

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e is WCKS, LLC. This is a local and independently owned and operated radio station.

Programming

The station plays a

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music format. It has the

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of "Your Music Station." Beginning in 2023 the new morning show, "Start Your Day with Jessica Kay" from 6:00am-10am EST can be heard. Paula C. hosts Kiss 102.7 during mid afternoons from 10am-2pm EST. On Saturday you can hear vetted voice talent, Steve Jones, get you through Saturday Mornings. Music from today, the aughts, ninties, and late eights are heard on Kiss 102.7. This includes but isn't limited to:

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, Justin Timberblake,

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, and the alike.

History

"Kiss 102.7" was established in Carrollton,

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, in July 1994. Known by the simple

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WCKS, the station was forced to use WCKS-FM from 2004 through 2006 when AM radio station WNSI was acquired by the Gradick family and its call sign changed to WCKS. On November 29, 1996, the AM station became WCKA so on December 12, 2006, this FM station was able to resume its WCKS identification.

References

External links

Kiss 102.7 FM WCKS official website
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