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| Broadcast area | Four Corners area |
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| Frequency | 97.9 MHz |
| Branding | Kiss Country |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Hutton Broadcasting, LLC |
| KENN, KRWN, KPRT-FM, KPTE, KKDG, KDGO, KRTZ, KVFC | |
| History | |
First air date | 1979 |
Call sign meaning | "Kiss Country" |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 54005 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 399 meters (1,309 ft) |
| Translator(s) | 99.3 K257DQ (Farmington, New Mexico) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | kisscountry.net |
KISZ-FM (97.9 MHz) is a country music radio station in the Four Corners area of the Western United States. It is licensed to Cortez, Colorado and is owned by Hutton Broadcasting, LLC. Bill Kruger-Regional Director, Don Kirk-Program Director. Overnights feature "Kickin It With Kix", hosted by Kix Brooks. Weekday mornings are hosted by nationally syndicated Big D, and Bubba. Evenings feature Lia Night, and the award-winning "Nights with Lia" Monday through Saturday. "Solid Gold Saturday Morning" airs 6-10am each Saturday morning. Sunday's feature the "American Christian Music Review", Thunder Road", "American Country Countdown", and "The Road".
The station also has a booster, KISZ-FM1 in Farmington, New Mexico.
KISZ went on the air on April 17, 1979. Before becoming “Kiss Country” in the 1990s, it was “Kiss 98” with a Top 40 format.