KIIS-FM (102.7 FM) is a radio station in Los Angeles, California, United States. It broadcasts a top 40 radio format. KIIS-FM is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.
The station started broadcasting in 1948. At that time, the station was called KLAC-FM; it played pop music. In 1967, the station changed its call sign (name) to KRHM; it started to play soft music.
In 1971, KRHM changed its name to KKDJ. It changed to a top 40 music format, playing the most popular songs. For a short time, in 1975, KHRM tried an "adult contemporary" or soft rock format. However, it was not successful.
The station changed its name to KIIS-FM in 1975. It went back to broadcasting top 40 music. The name KIIS sounds like the word "kiss". However, the name of the station has nothing to do with kissing. It is spelled with two letter I's instead of two letter S's. This is because the station took its name from its former AM radio sister station — a station that is owned by the same company. The other KIIS station was located at 1150 AM; "115" looks like "IIS".[1]
Throughout its history, KIIS-FM has had several well-known radio hosts. These include Rick Dees and Ryan Seacrest.
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Channels |
- Venus
- '40s Junction
- '50s on 5
- '60s on 6
- '70s on 7
- '80s on 8
- '90s on 9
- PopRocks
- The Highway
- Heart & Soul
- SiriusXM Love
- Real Jazz
- Spa
- Alt Nation
- B.B. King's Bluesville
- BackSpin
- BBC Radio 1
- The Beatles Channel
- Bluegrass Junction
- BPM
- The Bridge
- Caliente (in Spanish)
- Cinemagic
- Classic Rewind
- Classic Vinyl
- The Coffee House
- Deep Tracks
- Diplo’s Revolution
- E Street Radio
- Doctor Radio
- Bloomberg Radio
- Fox Business Radio
- LL Cool J's Rock the Bells Radio
- Fox News Radio
- Faction Punk
- The Grateful Dead Channel
- The Groove
- Hair Nation
- RockBar
- The Heat
- Pop2K
- Hip-Hop Nation
- The Joint
- Jam On
- KIIS-FM
- Krishna Das Yoga Radio
- Liquid Metal
- Lithium
- Octane
- On Broadway
- Outlaw Country
- Ozzy's Boneyard
- Pearl Jam Radio
- Pitbull's Globalization Radio
- The Loft
- The Coffee House
- Prime Country
- The Pulse
- CNN Radio
- HLN
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
- NPR NOW
- ABC Radio
- CBS News Radio
- Shade 45
- SiriusXM Hits 1
- SiriusXM Chill
- Sirius XM Pops
- SiriusXMU
- The Spectrum
- Studio 54 Radio
- Symphony Hall
- CNBC
- ESPNews
- Turbo
- Velvet
- Viva
- Watercolors
- WHTZ
- SiriusXM Spotlight
- Radio Margaritaville
- Y2Kountry
- Kirk Franklin's Praise
- Willie's Roadhouse
- Kids Place Live
- Radio Disney
- Kidz Bop Radio
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Discontinued |
- Holly (discontinued July 16, 2014)
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XM exclusives |
- Bollywood & Beyond
- MIX
- The Music Summit
- The Verge
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Sirius exclusives |
- Bande à part
- CBC Radio 3
- Iceberg Radio
- Latitude franco
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See also: XM Satellite Radio channel history |