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

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licensed to the community of

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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.

Programming

The station plays a

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music format. It has the

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of "Your Music Station."

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

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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
* {{Kiss FM Radio stations CKS Radio stations established in 1994 1994 establishments in Alabama Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States