KKSR

Radio station in Walla Walla, Washington

Walla Walla, Washington

Broadcast areaTri-Cities, WashingtonFrequency95.7 MHzBrandingBig 95.7ProgrammingFormatClassic hitsOwnershipOwner

Stephens Media Group
(SMG - Tri-Cities, LLC)

Sister stations

KALE, KJOX, KIOK, KUJ-FM, KEGXHistory

First air date

January 8, 1980 (as KUJ-FM)

Former call signs

KUJ-FM (1980–1985)
KNLT (1985–2008)Technical informationFacility ID35717ClassCERP100,000 wattsHAAT427 metersLinksWebcastListen LiveWebsitebig957.com

KKSR (95.7 FM, "Big 95.7") is a radio station licensed to Walla Walla, Washington, serving the Tri-Cities area. The station is currently owned by SMG - Tri-Cities, LLC.

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.^[1]

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.^[2] After Christmas 2009, KKSR flipped to an oldies format heavy on 60s and 70s hits as "95.7 Fun FM" on Monday, December 28, 2009. The next format change occurred on March 2, 2012, when KKSR changed formats to adult hits, branded as "Cities 95.7". On September 30, 2013, KKSR changed formats to classic hits, branded as "Classic Hits 95.7".^[3] On September 19, 2016, KKSR and KALE (along with its translator K291BS) swapped formats, with KKSR becoming adult contemporary as "95.7 More FM".^[4] On July 26, 2018, KKSR changed format to Christian contemporary under the name "Shine 95.7". The former "95.7 More FM" format moved to KALE as "106.1 More FM".^[5] On October 31, 2018, KALE switched to Christmas music as "Santa 106.1."^[6]

On April 26, 2021, KKSR rebranded as "95.7 The Bridge".^[7]

On June 17, 2022, KKSR changed their format from contemporary Christian (which moved to KALE 960 AM Richland) to classic hits, branded as "Big 95.7".^[8]

Previous logos

References

^ "KKSR Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
^ Kennewick station makes switch to Christmas music today^{[permanent dead link]}. Tri-City Herald (2009-10-30). Retrieved 2009-10-31.
^ KKSR Leaves the Cities for Classic Hits Radioinsight - September 30, 2013
^ Ingstad Swaps Formats in Washington's Tri-Cities Radioinsight - September 19, 2016
^ Stephens Media Launches Shine 95.7 as More FM Moves in Kennewick Radioinsight - July 27, 2018
^ "Santa Lands in Washington's Tri-Cities".
^ KKSR Builds A New Bridge Radioinsight - April 27, 2021
^ Stephens Launches Big 95.7 in Tri-Cities as the Bridge Moves To 106.1 Radioinsight - June 17, 2022

External links

KKSR in the FCC FM station database
KKSR in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

Radio stations in the Tri-Cities (Richland–Kennewick–Pasco, Washington)

This region also includes Walla Walla and Pendleton, Oregon

By AM frequency

610
870
960
1340
1560

By FM frequency

LPFM	94.3 105.7
Translators	88.7 93.9 95.3 98.7 99.5 102.3 103.1 103.9 104.9 106.1 106.9 107.3

NOAA Weather Radio
frequency

Digital radio
by frequency & subchannel

By call sign

Defunct

KOLW (97.5 FM)

Nearby regions: Columbia Gorge; Lewiston-Clarkston; Pullman–Moscow; Spokane / Coeur d'Alene; Wenatchee; Yakima

See also: List of radio stations in Washington

v t e Classic Hits radio stations in Washington
By frequency	1380 1490 95.3 95.7 95.7 99.3 100.9 101.1 104.9
By callsign	K237FR KARY-FM KEYF-FM KJEB KKSR KLOG KMGW KRKO KZQM
By city	Cheney Everett Grandview Kelso Naches Seattle Sequim Tumwater Walla Walla
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Washington See also Oldies Classic Hits