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Broadcast area
  
Tri-Cities, Washington

Frequency
  
95.7 MHz

Branding
  
95.7 More FM

City
  
Walla Walla, Washington

Slogan
  
More Music, More Variety

First air date
  
January 8, 1980 (as KUJ-FM)

KKSR (95.7 FM, "95.7 More FM") is a radio station licensed to Walla Walla, Washington, serving the Tri-Cities area. The station is currently owned by James Ingstad of Fargo, North Dakota.

History

The station went on the air as KUJ-FM on January 8, 1980. On August 12, 1985, the station changed its call sign to KNLT. On September 29, 2008, the station changed its call sign to the current KKSR.

In 2009, KKSR became one of the first stations in North America to change its format to Christmas music for the holiday season, doing so at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on October 30.

KKSR flipped to an oldies format heavy on 60s and 70s hits as "95.7 Fun FM" on Monday, December 28, 2009.

On March 2, 2012 KKSR changed their format to adult hits, branded as "Cities 95.7".

On September 30, 2013 KKSR changed their format to classic hits, branded as "Classic Hits 95.7".

On September 19, 2016 KKSR and KALE/K291BS swapped formats, with KKSR becoming adult contemporary as "95.7 More FM".

References

KKSR Wikipedia