KHKS
contemporary hit radio station in Denton, Texas, United States
KHKS (106.1 FM) is a contemporary hit radio station licensed to Denton, Texas. Branded "KISS-FM" the station serves the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, and is owned by iHeartMedia. The station is flagship of the nationally syndicated The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show. Its studios are on Dallas Parkway in Farmers Branch.
KHKS has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most U.S. FM stations. Its transmitter site is on West Belt Line Road in Cedar Hill.
History
Early years
KDNT-FM was established in June 1948, on 106.3 MHz, and moved to its current frequency of 106.1 MHz in 1962. The station was a simulcast of KDNT (AM) during its early years. KDNT-FM went through a number of different formats during the late 1970s and early 1980s, including a Top 40/oldies hybrid, disco music, rock music, and country music. The station's calls changed to KDDC in 1980, and then to KIXK at the start of 1981.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “KHKS” as contemporary hit radio station in Denton, Texas, United States. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as contemporary hit radio station in Denton, Texas, United States. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6330180. Authority coordinates are 32.589, -96.968. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1948, 1962, 1980 and 1981.
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This entry incorporates text from “KHKS” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.