KSSM
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KSSM is a commercial Urban Adult Contemporary
radio station
in Killeen, Texas
, broadcasting on 103.1 MHz and licensed to Copperas Cove, Texas
. The station is owned and operated by Cumulus Media
.
, which is now defunct. Cumulus Media Purchased KOOV and KOOC in July 2000 and changed the format as its current Adult R&B format.
The sole Urban station for years serving the market was KIIZ-FM
until 2000 when KSSM launched its current format as an Urban AC station. KSSM carries the syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show
in the mornings.
Urban Adult Contemporary
Urban adult contemporary is the name for a format of radio music, similar to an urban contemporary format. Radio stations using this format usually would not have rap music on their playlists. The format was designed by Barry Mayo when he, Lee S. Simonson and Bill Pearson organized Broadcast...
radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
in Killeen, Texas
Killeen, Texas
Killeen is a city in Bell County, Texas, The United States. The population was 86,911 at the 2000 census. As of 2009, Killeen had 119,510 people. In 2010 Killeen's population shot to 127,921...
, broadcasting on 103.1 MHz and licensed to Copperas Cove, Texas
Copperas Cove, Texas
Copperas Cove is a city located in central Texas at the southern corner of Coryell County, with city limits extending into neighboring Bell and Lampasas Counties. Founded in 1879 as a small ranching and farming community, today the city is the largest in Coryell County, with more than 30,000...
. The station is owned and operated by Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media, Inc. is the second largest Owner and Operator of AM and FM radio stations in the United States, behind Clear Channel Communications, operating 570 stations in 150 markets as of September 16, 2011. The company also owns Cumulus Media Networks...
.
History
The station that is now KSSM was for years KOOVKOOV
KOOV KOOV KOOV (103.1 FM was a popular Central Texas radio station in the late 1970s-80s and 90s. The station was licensed to Copperas Cove, Texas and broadcast at 103.1 FM from a studio in downtown Copperas Cove and a transmitter site on the north side of Copperas Cove on Hogg Mountain. In late...
, which is now defunct. Cumulus Media Purchased KOOV and KOOC in July 2000 and changed the format as its current Adult R&B format.
The sole Urban station for years serving the market was KIIZ-FM
KIIZ-FM
KIIZ-FM is a commercial Urban Contemporary radio station in Killeen, Texas, broadcasting on 92.3 MHz. The station is owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications.-History:...
until 2000 when KSSM launched its current format as an Urban AC station. KSSM carries the syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show
Tom Joyner
Thomas "Tom" Joyner is an American radio host, host of the nationally syndicated The Tom Joyner Morning Show, and also founder of REACH Media Inc., the Tom Joyner Foundation, and BlackAmericaWeb.com.-Early life:...
in the mornings.