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KQIS

Bethel Heights, Arkansas
Broadcast area	Northwest Arkansas
Frequency	1340 kHz
Branding	KISS 105.3 FM & 1340 AM
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Urban contemporary
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner	Perry Publishing and Broadcasting (Perry Broadcasting of Arkansas, Inc.)
History
First air date	September 10, 1949
Former call signs	KBRS (1949–1992) KFMD (2012–2015)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	160838
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	36°12′43″N 94°07′38″W / 36.21194°N 94.12722°W / 36.21194; -94.12722
Translator(s)	105.3 K287AN (Fayetteville)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	kissnwa.com

KQIS (1340 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to serve the community of Bethel Heights, Arkansas. The station is owned by Perry Publishing and Broadcasting, through licensee Perry Broadcasting of Arkansas, Inc. It airs an urban contemporary format.

History

KBRS

The station signed on the air on September 10, 1949, under the call sign KBRS licensed in Springdale, featuring programming from the ABC Radio Network as well as St. Louis Cardinals baseball and Arkansas Razorbacks college games. The station in its later years ran a MOR format, and later adult contemporary in the mid-1980s. KBRS ceased operations in May 1992 following a license revoke.

KFMD & KQIS

After two decades of the frequency being off-the-air, the station relaunched under a different license location and assigned the call sign KFMD by the Federal Communications Commission on December 13, 2012. The station changed its call sign to KQIS on December 31, 2015.

References

1. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
2. "Facility Technical Data for KQIS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
3. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
4. "Springdale's first radio station, KBRS - Shiloh Museum of Ozark History". Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. October 1, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
5. "2 new radio stations seek to fill neglected niches in state's northwest". Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Retrieved September 26, 2024.

External links

• Official website
• Facility details for Facility ID 160838 (KQIS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KQIS in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

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