WKLS

For the Atlanta, Georgia, radio station previously known as WKLS, see WWPW.

WKLS
City	Southside, Alabama
Broadcast area	Gadsden and Anniston, Alabama
Branding	Rock 105.9
Slogan	Gadsden and Anniston's Rock Station
Frequency	105.9 MHz
First air date	1992 (as WRHY)
Format	Mainstream rock
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	196 meters (643 feet)
Class	A
Facility ID	10701
Former callsigns	WKYD (1991-1992) WRHY (1992-2008) WFXO (2008-2012)^[1]
Owner	Williams Communications, Inc.
Sister stations	WFXO
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	rock1059.com

WKLS (105.9 FM, "Rock 105.9") is a radio station broadcasting a mainstream rock format. Licensed to Southside,_Alabama, USA, it serves East Alabama including Gadsden, Anniston and Pell City. Named 2015 Radio Station of the Year by the Alabama Broadcasters Association on March 21, 2015. The station is owned by Williams Communications, Inc.

Programming

On-air personalities include Hurricane Shane in the mornings; The Deacon of Rock with Fraser Deacon in the afternoon; and Sixx Sense featuring Nikki Sixx of the bands Mötley Crüe and SIXX A.M. Weekend programming included normal rotation with weekend personality "Slyder" until his death from a seizure and heart attack on April 6, 2009. Also on the weekend are syndicated shows the Sideshow Countdown and Hard Drive.

History

The station was assigned the WFXO call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on March 4, 2008, and on October 2, 2012 changed their call letters to the current WKLS.^[1] The broadcast callsign was considered a heritage in the neighboring metro Atlanta radio market to the east, where it was assigned to "96 Rock", later named "Project 9-6-1" (now WWPW FM 96.1, "Power 96-1") for over three decades from the 1970s until the late 2012. The WKLS callsign stands for the initials of the founding owners: Don Kennedy, James Lathom, and Arthur Swan ("K", "L", and "S"). They formed the station in 1960 with a $25,000 investment, selling it ten years later for $750,000. The station moved from Centre, Alabama to Southside, Alabama on August 20, 2013.

References

1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WKLS

Radio-Locator information on WKLS

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WKLS

Radio stations serving the Anniston, Alabama market

by FM frequency	88.3 89.1 90.7 91.3 91.7 91.9 92.7 95.5 97.9 98.3 100.7 105.9

by AM frequency	780 990 1120 1290 1340 1390 1450 1490 1580

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.475

by call sign	KIH58 WCKF WDNG WEIS WFEB WFXO WFZX WGRW WHMA WHMA-FM WHOG WJCK WKLS WKNG-FM WLJS-FM WPIL WTBJ WTDR-FM WVOK WVOK-FM WYEA WZZX

Defunct	WPPT (1230 AM)

Alabama radio markets Birmingham Dothan Florence-Muscle Shoals Huntsville Mobile Montgomery Tuscaloosa Other Alabama radio regions Anniston Auburn Columbus, Georgia Gadsden Meridian, Mississippi See also List of radio stations in Alabama

Radio stations in the Gadsden, Alabama market

by AM frequency	570 810 930 1050 1240 1280 1350

by FM frequency	89.9 91.1 91.5 93.1 102.9 105.1 105.9

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.475

by call sign	KIH58 WAAX WAYU WCKA WGAD WGMZ WKLS WKXX WLMA WMGJ WPID WQSB WSGN WTBB WTDR

Alabama radio markets Birmingham Dothan Florence-Muscle Shoals Huntsville Mobile Montgomery Tuscaloosa Other Alabama radio regions Anniston Auburn Columbus, Georgia Gadsden Meridian, Mississippi See also List of radio stations in Alabama

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