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Radio station in Mount Pleasant, Iowa

KILJ-FM
Mount Pleasant, Iowa
Frequency	105.5 MHz
Branding	Smooth Sounds
Programming
Format	Easy listening
Ownership
Owner	KILJ, Inc.
Sister stations	KILJ (AM)
History
First air date	October 30, 1970
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	34604
Class	C3
ERP	24,000 watts
HAAT	103 m (338 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°56′55″N 91°33′55″W / 40.94861°N 91.56528°W / 40.94861; -91.56528
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	kilj.com

KILJ-FM (105.5 FM) is a commercial radio station that serves the Mount Pleasant, Iowa area. The station broadcasts an easy listening format. KILJ-FM is licensed to KILJ Inc which is owned by Paul and Joyce Dennison. They also own sister station KILJ 1130 AM.

In addition to the music, the station provides national, state and local news, along with high school and college sports, weather, and grain and livestock markets.

According to the company website, the station was started by Frosty Mitchell and former Iowa governor Robert D. Ray in 1970. Paul and Joyce Dennison purchased the station in 1977.

The sports department is headed by Slaten Swords, providing play-by-play for several southeast Iowa prep programs.

Yorke Prough leads the news department.

The transmitter and broadcast tower are located southwest of Mount Pleasant on Oakland Mills Road. According to the Antenna Structure Registration database, the tower is 104.5 m (343 ft) tall with the FM broadcast antenna mounted at the 99 m (325 ft) level. The calculated Height Above Average Terrain is 103 m (338 ft).