KGKS (93.9
FM, "Mike FM") is a
radio station
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broadcasting an
adult hits music format. Licensed to
Scott City, Missouri
Scott City is a city in Cape Girardeau and Scott counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 4,346 at the 2020 census. The Scott County portion of Scott City (the majority) is part of the Sikeston Micropolitan Statistical Area, w ...
, United States, the station is currently owned by
Max Media
Max Media is a company that owns radio stations throughout the United States. It is based in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
History
Max Media was founded in 2001. Prior to this, some of the company's management had run the TVX Broadcast Group from 1979 ...
through MRR License LLC and features programming from
Citadel Media
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.
History
The
Federal Communications Commission
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issued a
construction permit
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for the station to Zimmer Radio of Mid-Missouri, Inc. on April 16, 1998. The station was issued the KGKS
call sign
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on June 29, 1998, and received its
license to cover on January 14, 1999. On June 2, 2004, the station's license was assigned by Zimmer Radio to the current owner, Mississippi River Radio. Included in the transaction were the licenses for Missouri stations
KCGQ-FM
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,
KGIR
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,
KJEZ
KJEZ (99.5 FM) is a radio station airing a classic rock format licensed to Poplar Bluff, Missouri. The station is owned by Max Media
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,
KKLR-FM
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,
KLSC
KLSC (92.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a top 40 (CHR) format. Licensed to Malden, Missouri, United States, the station is currently owned by Max Media and licensed to MRR License LLC.
History
The station was assigned the call letters ...
,
KMAL
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,
KSIM
KSIM (1400 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Sikeston, Missouri, United States. The station is owned by Max Media and licensed to MRR License LLC. It airs a News/Talk format. KSIM shares significant programming with sister station KZIM.
H ...
,
KWOC
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, and
KZIM
KZIM (960 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States. The station is owned by Max Media and licensed to MRR License LLC. It airs a news and talk format.
KZIM features radio programming such as the syndicated ...
.
Previously carrying a longtime
classic hits
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format as "93.9 The River", the station, following the end of the station's annual
Christmas music
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stunt at Midnight on December 26, 2021, flipped to an adult hits format as "93.9 Mike FM". The first song on Mike was "
Jack and Diane
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* Jack, Alabama, US, an unincorporated community
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* Jack County, Texas, a county in Texas, USA
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" by
John Cougar Mellencamp
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, and the format launched with a commercial-free run of 9,300 minutes, lasting through the following Sunday, January 2. The station retains a majority of their previous playlist as well as The River's DJs (a particularly unique move as most adult hits stations are known for their jockless programming), but expanded it to the typical adult hits boundaries to include songs more recent, from the mid-1990s onward.
Mike Found on Cape Girardeau's River
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Former logo
References
External links
*
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Adult hits radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1999
Max Media radio stations
1999 establishments in Missouri
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