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WKST-FM
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| City of license | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Broadcast area | Western Pennsylvania |
| Branding | "96.1 KISS" |
| First air date | 1960 |
| Frequency | 96.1 MHZ  96.1 HD-2 for Dance hits |
| Format | Rhythmic-leaning Top 40 |
| ERP | 44,000 watts |
| Class | B |
| Callsign meaning | KISS (The T subsitutes for the second S) |
| Owner | Clear Channel Communications |
| Website | 96.1 KISS' website |
WKST-FM (96.1 Kiss), is a rhythmic-leaning top 40 outlet based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Owned by Clear Channel Communications, the station broadcasts at 96.1 MHz, with an ERP of 44 kW. Its transmitter is located in Baldwin.
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The Freak Show with Mikey and Big Bob was originally an evening show that originated from Detroit's 93.1 DRQ, and later Philadelphia's Q102, with the same named show and originally led by Tic Tak (who was fired from Kiss 103.5 Chicago on July 3, 2006). When the air personalities first relocated to Pittsburgh, the show's personalities initially made mistakes such as using "Philly" jargon(per an article in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette). Today, Tic Tak is no longer a part of the show, and the Morning Freak Show caters to a young adult female crowd.
(Source: http://www.961kiss.com/pages/morningfreakshow.html)
Weekdays
- 6-10 AM - Morning Freak Show with Mikey and Big Bob
- 10-2 PM - Shay Shay
- 2-7 PM - Dylan
- 7-12 AM - Bonics (Ends at 10pm on Wednesdays)
- 12-6 AM - Beaver
Weekends
- 1-6 PM - Fraggle (Saturdays/Sundays)
- Sunday Mornings - Laura K
- Wednesday 10-12 AM and various weekend times - Rech
- Various Weekend Times - Scottro, Tall Cathy
- Jorge - Also part of the Morning Freak Show with Mikey and Big Bob. Also heard on Saturdays usually from 10-12 for "Jorge and Friends"
- Sundays 6-10 AM - Ryan Seacrest, Host of American Top 40
- Mark Anderson - Was on air from 10 AM-12 PM, then from 1-3 PM.
- Carson Daly - Hosted the "Carson Daly's Top 10 Most Requested" every weekday from 12PM-1PM.
- Scotty - Formerly 2-6 PM Weekdays
- Rick Dees (the station is a former affiliate of the Weekly Top 40)
- Casey Kasem (former host of American Top 40)
The station originally signed on as WTAE-FM, co-owned with WTAE AM and TV, and had a MOR format until 1976, when it simulcast WTAE (AM) during the day and played disco at night, known as "Disco 96." As disco began to wane in popularity, the station flipped to a rock-leaning top 40 format as WXKX (96KX or "96 Kicks"). 96KX thrived for the next five years and has been the frequency's most highly-rated format to date. In 1983, faced with new competition from WBZZ (B-94), the station changed format and call letters, and became WHTX, better known as "Hit Radio 96". This station evolved, in the latter part of the decade, into a gold-based adult contemporary format under the name of "Gold 96".
In 1991 it switched calls to WVTY ("Variety 96") and format to an adult top 40 approach, which in turn would lead to a modern hits format and new calls WDRV ("The River") in 1996. After it was sold in 1997 WDRV returned to adult top 40, this time as WPHH ("Mix 96.1"). On September 30, 2000, they switched to the current format and became the current WKST-FM, "96.1 Kiss".
On April 25, 2006, Clear Channel announced that WKST's HD2 subchannel will carry a format focusing on Dance hits. The HD2 signed on July 17, 2006, broadcasting the Club Phusion format.
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See also: Pittsburgh (FM) (AM)
- See also: List of FM stations in Pittsburgh
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Markets that transcend New York and Pennsylvania:
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Corporate officers: Lowry Mays | Mark Mays | Randall Mays | Tom Hicks |
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