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WKSS (Kiss 95.7) is a Top 40 Mainstream station based in Hartford, Connecticut. The city of license is Hartford-Meriden, Connecticut, a unique two-station legal identifier. The Clear Channel Communications outlet broadcasts at 95.7 MHz with an effective radiated power of 50 kW. Their motto is "All of today's hit music." The station broadcasts from West Peak in Meriden, Connecticut, on a tower with sister station WPHH. Their studios are at 10 Columbus Boulevard, in Hartford, Connecticut.

WKSS
Broadcast area	Hartford, CT
Branding	Kiss 95.7
Slogan	All Of Today's Hit Music
First air date	1984
Frequency	95.7 MHz
Format	CHR/Pop
ERP	16,500 watts
Class	B
Callsign meaning	W KiSS
Owner	Clear Channel
Website	http://www.kiss957.com

Contents 1 History 2 Current On-air schedule 2.1 Weekdays 2.2 Weekends & fill-ins 3 Station logos, past and present 4 External links

The station started as WMMW-FM, Meriden, sister station to WMMW-AM in the late 1960s. It was a Beautiful Music station as "96, WKSS". The station was lowly rated and was not making a lot of money, when in October, 1984, Programmer Bob Mitchell flipped the station to Top 40 as "95.7 Kiss FM" with the motto "Connecticut's Hot Rockin' Hit Radio." Jeremy Savage, Marc Wainwright, Curt Monday, Tom Casey, Sky Michaels and the legendary Cadillac Jack were some of the most prominent announcers of the era. Programmers such as Jefferson Ward, Jay Doud, Steve McVie, Tracy Austin, Rick Vaughn, and many others have also called WKSS home at one point or another. WKSS is frequently a stepping stone to bigger markets for up and coming jocks. After several years of a heated CHR war with rival station "96 TIC-FM", which included longtime WTIC morning-show host Gary Craig briefly moving to WKSS, "95.7 Kiss-FM" eventually won the ratings battle, forcing WTIC to flip formats to Hot AC. One of the more notable staff members is Larry Hryb, who was the Director of Promotions from 1989-2000. While working with Jefferson Ward and Jay Beau Jones, Hryb was part of the core creative team that saw KISS enjoy some of the highest ratings of its history, but left in 2000 to work at Microsoft. Throughout the 1990s, they had several leans towards other formats, including dance and rhythmic for a time. Friday Night Mix Shows with DJ Chris Walsh "Kiss Club" were a staple during this era. The station was consistently top 5 in the Hartford Arbitron ratings until Infinity flipped jammin' oldies outlet WZMX Z-93.7 to a rhythmic top 40 format as "Hot 93.7". Kiss immediately fell out of the top 10 in the Hartford Arbitrons, where it stayed until 2005, when the station began to rebound.

• 5:30-10:00AM - Courtney and Kiss In The Morning (Courtney, Jordan and Walmart Jeff)
• 10AM-3PM - Justin Sane
• 3PM-7PM - Munchie
• 7PM-12MID - Skillet

• Saturday 12MID-1A - Club KISS
• Saturday 1A - 4a - Mix Show
• Saturday 4A - 8a - Rotates dj's
• Saturday 8-10AM - KISS 95.7 TOP 30 WEEKLY COUNTDOWN
• Saturday 10AM-3PM - Dangerboy
• Saturday 3PM-7PM - Skillet
• Saturday 7PM-12AM - Derrick
• Sunday 12A-3A - Buzz with DJ Randy Boyer
• Sunday 3-7:30A - Holmes and Big Mac
• Sunday 7:30-8A - Viewpoints
• Sunday 8A-12P - American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest
• Sunday 12P-4P - BJ
• Sunday 4P-8P - Jordan
• Sunday 8P-10p - Jaime
• Sunday 10P-Mid - Pride Radio with Ryan&Caroline

Old WKSS logo

• Station website
• Query the FCC's FM station database for WKSS