WKCN

WKCN

City	Fort Benning South, Georgia
Broadcast area	Columbus, Georgia
Branding	Kissin' 99.3
Slogan	New Hot Country!
Frequency	99.3 MHz (also on HD Radio)
Translator(s)	106.5 W293BV (Cuthbert, relays HD3) 106.9 W295AY (Crystal Valley, relays HD2)
First air date	1992
Format	FM/HD1: Country HD2: Active rock "106.9 Rocks" HD3: Classic hip hop "Hip Hop 106.5"
ERP	29,000 watts
HAAT	166.9 meters
Class	C2
Facility ID	54670
Transmitter coordinates	32°15′24″N 85°00′08″W / 32.25667°N 85.00222°W / 32.25667; -85.00222
Owner	PMB Broadcasting
Sister stations	WRLD-FM, WCGQ, WRCG
Webcast	Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) Listen Live (HD3)
Website	kissin993.com 1069rocks.com (HD2) hiphop1065.com (HD3)

WKCN (99.3 FM), known as "Kissin 99.3", is a radio station licensed to Fort Benning South/Columbus, and serving the greater Columbus, Georgia, area. Its studios are co-located with four other sister stations on Wynnton Road in Columbus east of downtown, and its transmitter is located near Fort Mitchell, Alabama.

Programming

Kissin 99.3 began broadcasting country music in 1992, and remains a country music radio station today. Current on-air personalities include Bear O'Brian (Wade Collier), Mike Kelly in the Midday, Dave Arwood in the Afternoon drive, Monday through Friday. WKCN-FM also carries American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks on Sunday nights.

Ownership

In December 2002, McClure Broadcasting, Inc., (Chuck McClure Jr., president) reached an agreement to sell this station to Archway Broadcasting Group (Al Vicente, president/CEO). This was part of a four-station deal, along with WRLD-FM, WRCG, and WCGQ, for a reported combined sale price of $15 million.^[1] At the time of the sale, WKCN carried a country music format.

On July 31, 2008, local investment group PMB Broadcasting LLC (headed up by Jim Martin) purchased this station along with Columbus-area sister stations WRCG-AM, WRLD-FM and WCGQ-FM from Archway Broadcasting Group LLC for a reported sale price of $7.2 million.^[2] At the time of the sale, the station carried and continues to carry a country music format. PMB Broadcasting LLC has since added WLTC to its list of stations owned.

Former on-air personalities

Jody Van Alin - currently JVA Promotions
Rimi Daniels - currently doing TV and Radio voiceovers
Jeff Harris - currently Singer @ Irish Kevins in Key West, FL.
Rick Hunter (Ricky Bartlett) - currently the Mid-Morning Show Host @ 93.1FM Classic KMRY in Iowa, a voice over artist and recent left-leg AMPUTEE.

• Mamie Pound - currently owner of Rothschild-Pound House (Bed and Breakfast)

Robert Thomas - currently Senior Account Executive for iHeart Media.
Shawn Hamilton - currently Mornings @ WJCL-FM in Savannah, GA.
Dave Kelly - currently Market Manager for Citadel Nashville
Sharon Green - currently Mornings @ WKSF-FM Asheville, N.C.
Robin Lee - Marketing Coordinator for the Columbus Civic Center
Tom McK - currently Big Country USA (Syndicated Radio Show Host)
Miller Robson - currently Promotions/Marketing Coordinator and midday anchor for WLTZ NBC-38 (returned to Kissin' 99.3 in October 2011)
James Steele - currently Affiliate Relations Manager of The Louisiana Network and owner of JMG Productions in Baton Rouge, LA.
Keni Thomas - Nashville singer and songwriter ("Not Me" w/Vince Gill)
Wild Bill McKubby - currently Mornings @ KYSM-FM in Mankato, MN.
Johnny West - moved on to spend two years at WKHX KICKS 101.5 Atlanta; can be reached at DawsonvilleCountry at gmail.com
Andy Woods - currently Afternoons at 97-5 WCOS-FM Columbia, S.C. and voicetracks Afternoons for Cat Country 107.1 in Ft. Myers FL & Nights for 99.9 Kiss Country (WKSF-FM) Asheville, N.C.
Robert Criss (Robert Alford) - After nearly thirty years, left radio in 2011 and currently is in the medical field

Translators

WKCN airs its HD2 and HD3 formats on the following translators:

Broadcast translators of WKCN-HD2
Call sign	Frequency (MHz)	City of license	ERP W	Class	FCC info
W295AY	106.9	Crystal Valley (Columbus, Georgia)	250	D	FCC

Broadcast translators of WKCN-HD3
Call sign	Frequency (MHz)	City of license	ERP W	Class	FCC info
W293BV	106.5	Cuthbert, Georgia	250	D	FCC

References

↑ "Changing Hands - 1/20/2003". Broadcasting & Cable. 2003-01-20.
↑ "Deals - 8/18/2008". Broadcasting & Cable. 2008-08-18.

External links

WKCN official website

Query the FCC's FM station database for WKCN

Radio-Locator information on WKCN

Radio stations in the Columbus, Georgia market

By AM frequency	540 910 1230 1270 1340 1420 1460 1520 1580

By FM frequency	88.1 88.5 88.7 89.5 90.5 91.1 91.7 92.7 93.3 93.9 95.3 95.7 95.9 96.1 96.7 97.1 97.3 97.7 98.3 99.3 99.9 100.1 100.7 101.3 102.9 103.7 104.9 106.1 106.9 107.3

by call sign	WAGH WAUD WAUF WBFA WBOJ WBUE WCGQ WCUG WELL-FM WEGL WDAK WEAM-FM WFRC WFXE WGSY WHAL WIOL WIOL-FM WJSP-FM WKCN WKKR WKZJ WLTC WMXA WOKS WQNR WQSI WRCG WRLD WSTH-FM WTGZ WTJB WTLM WURY-LP WVFJ-FM WVRK WYFK WZMG

Defunct	WACM-LP (94.3 FM)

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Country radio stations in the state of Georgia

Stations	WAAC – Valdosta WAJQ-FM – Alma WBAF – Barnesville WBTR-FM – Carrollton WBYZ – Baxley WCJM-FM – West Point WCOH – Newnan WCON – Cornelia WCON-FM – Cornelia WDAL - Dalton WDEN – Macon WEKS – Zebulon WFDR - Manchester WFFM – Ashburn WGCO – Midway/Savannah WHIE – Griffin WHKN – Millen WIFO – Jesup WIHB – Macon WIHB-FM – Gray WISK-FM – Americus WJCL-FM – Savannah WJTH – Calhoun WKAA – Willacoochee WKAK – Albany WKBX – Kingsland WKCN – Lumpkin WKHX – Marietta WKKP – McDonough WKLY – Hartwell WKNG – Tallapoosa WKUB – Blackshear WKZR – Milledgeville WKZZ – Tifton WLHR – Lavonia WLJA – Ellijay WLUB – Augusta WLYU – Lyons WMCG – Milan WMNZ – Montezuma WMOQ – Bostwick WNGC – Toccoa WOBB – Tifton WOKA-FM – Douglas WPEH – Louisville WPPL – Blue Ridge WQCH – Lafayette WQZY – Dublin WRJY – Brunswick WRLD - Columbus (Valley, AL) WSGA – Hinesville WSGC – Elberton WSNT – Sandersville WSNT-FM – Sandersville WSRM – Coosa WTHO – Thomson WTIF-FM – Omega WTSH – Aragon WTUF – Boston WUBL – Atlanta WUCG-LP – Blairsville WUFF – Eastman WUFF-FM – Eastman WULK – Crawfordville WXLI – Dublin WXRS-FM – Swainsboro WYNR – Waycross WYUM – Mount Vernon WYYZ – Jasper WZAT – Tybee Island/Savannah WZCH – Warner Robins WZQZ – Trion

Defunct	WBBK – Blakely WCUG – Cuthbert

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Georgia

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