WKSL
WKSL (97.9 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Neptune Beach, Florida, broadcasting to the Jacksonville metropolitan area. The station is owned and operated by iHeartMedia, Inc. WKSL airs a Top 40/CHR radio format. WKSL carries two weekday syndicated programs, with Elvis Duran and the Morning Show from WHTZ New York City, and in middays, WKSL carries On Air with Ryan Seacrest based at KIIS-FM Los Angeles.
| Broadcast area | Jacksonville metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 97.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 97.9 KISS FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
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| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
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| WQIK-FM, WFXJ, WJBT, WSOL-FM, WWJK | |
| History | |
First air date | August 1965 (as WFOY-FM at 97.7) |
Former call signs | WFOY-FM (1965-1984) WUVU (1984-1992) WSTF (1992-1995) WFSJ-FM (1995-2000) WFKS (2000-2011) WNWW (2011-2014) |
Former frequencies | 97.7 MHz (1965-1992) |
Call sign meaning | Kiss Jacksonville |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 67243 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 12,500 watts |
| HAAT | 302 meters (991 ft) |
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| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live HD3: Listen Live |
| Website | 979kissfm.iheart.com HD3: praise1079.com |
WKSL's studios and offices are located on Belfort Parkway in Jacksonville's Southside neighborhood. The transmitter is in the Arlington neighborhood, on Hogan Road near Pottsburg Creek.
WKSL broadcasts in the HD Radio hybrid format. The HD2 subchannel, which is simulcast on sister station WFXJ and FM translator W247CF (97.3 MHz), carries a Spanish news/talk format known as "Acción 97.3." The HD3 subchannel, which is simulcast on FM translator W300CU (107.9 MHz), carries an urban gospel format known as "Praise 107.9."