WCKS-FM
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WCKS is a radio station
Radio station
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 licensed to the community of Fruithurst, Alabama
Fruithurst, Alabama
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, United States
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, and serving Carrollton, Georgia
Carrollton, Georgia
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, as well as West Georgia and East Alabama. The station plays a Hot Adult Contemporary music format. It has the slogan
Slogan
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 of "Your Music Station." The station is owned by Gradick Communications and the license
License
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e is WCKS, LLC.

History

Kiss 102.7 was established in Carrollton
Carrollton, Georgia
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, Georgia
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, in July 1994. Known by the simple callsign WCKS, the station was forced to use WCKS-FM from 2004 through 2006 when AM radio station WNSI was acquired by the Gradick family and its callsign changed to WCKS. On November 29, 1996, the AM station became WCKA
WCKA
WCKA is a radio station licensed to serve Jacksonville, Alabama, USA. The station is owned by Leslie E. Gradick and licensed to Alabama 810 LLC...

so on December 12, 2006, this FM station was able to resume its WCKS identification.

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