WKYS
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| Broadcast area | Washington metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 93.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 93.9 WKYS |
| Programming | |
| Languages | English |
| Format | Urban contemporary |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | June 1947 |
Former call signs | WRC-FM (1947–1974) |
Call sign meaning | "Kiss" |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 73200 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 24,500 watts |
| HAAT | 215 meters (705 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°56′24.4″N 77°04′52.9″W / 38.940111°N 77.081361°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | kysdc |
| Website | kysdc |
WKYS (93.9 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Washington, D.C., United States. The station is owned by Urban One through licensee Radio One Licenses, LLC, and broadcasts an urban contemporary radio format. It is co-owned with WMMJ, WOL, WPRS-FM, and WYCB, with radio studios and offices in Silver Spring, Maryland.
WKYS has an effective radiated power of 24,500 watts. The transmitter tower is on Nebraska Avenue NW, co-located with the tower for WRC-TV (WKYS' former TV sister station). WKYS broadcasts using HD Radio technology. The urban talk programming of co-owned WOL 1450 AM was heard on its HD3 digital subchannel. The HD3 subchannel has since been turned off.