WKSL
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| Broadcast area | Jacksonville metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 97.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 97.9 KISS FM |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Contemporary hit radio |
| Subchannels | HD2: WFXJ simulcast (Sports) |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WQIK-FM, WFXJ, WJBT, WPLA, WSOL-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | August 1965 |
Former call signs |
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Former frequencies | 97.7 MHz (1965–1992) |
Call sign meaning | Kiss Jacksonville |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 67243 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 12,500 watts |
| HAAT | 302 meters (991 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | 979kissfm |
WKSL (97.9 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Neptune Beach, Florida, and serving the Jacksonville metropolitan area. The station is owned and operated by iHeartMedia, Inc. WKSL airs a contemporary hit radio format. WKSL carries two weekday syndicated programs, with Elvis Duran and the Morning Show from WHTZ New York City, and in middays, WKSL carries On Air with Ryan Seacrest based at KIIS-FM Los Angeles.
WKSL's studios and offices are located on Belfort Parkway in Jacksonville's Southside neighborhood. Its transmitter is in the Arlington neighborhood, on Hogan Road near Pottsburg Creek.
WKSL broadcasts in the HD Radio hybrid format. The HD2 subchannel, which is simulcast on sister station WFXJ, carries a sports talk format known as "Fox Sports Jacksonville". The HD3 subchannel, which was simulcast on FM translator W300CU (107.9 MHz), formerly carried an urban gospel format known as "Praise 107.9". The HD3 subchannel has since been turned off.