101.9 KISS FM, Las Vegas (2001)

Unused bumper sticker from 2001, sheet measures approximately 26 cm by 6 cm.
Front side: shaped; background: navy; 101.9 KISS FM logo.
Back side: Red Balloon, IHOP, N Sync at IMAX Luxor Las Vegas discount/promo coupon, KISS FM registration form.


101.9 FM in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA signed on as easy listening KRGN in 1963.
In the early 70s, it flipped to KFM 102 under the call letters KFMS and played an automated Top 40 format. From 1978-1980, KFMS played a well-rounded AOR format.
On January 1, 1981, KFMS flipped to country still under the name KFM 102, drawing the ire of the AOR listeners. A month later, KENO FM-92 switched to AOR, and later became KOMP.

In early 2000, KFMS flipped to top 40/CHR 101.9 KISS FM, KFMS broadcast "Rick Dees in the Morning" radio program in the mornings and "Buck Head Show" for evenings. Buck Head was later syndicated back to Star 98.7 until he was eventual transferred to the Los Angeles market.

The grouping of 102.7 KIIS FM in Los Angeles, KISS AM 1220 in Santa Clarita, 97.7 KAVS in the Antelope Valley, 105.3 KYHT in Barstow/Victor Valley, and 101.9 KFMS in Las Vegas created a nearly continuous coverage of KIIS FM between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. However, KFMS was branded as KISS instead of KIIS.
As time went on KFMS began adding more local DJs like Kate and Rick Kelly from 93.1 FM and after KYHT flipped to Y105 in 2001, KFMS discontinued simulcasting programming from KIIS in Los Angeles, became more Hip hop leaning, and began a local morning show hosted by Trejo and Nikki, but still continued airing the nationally syndicated Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 program.

In December 2002, 101.9 KISS FM signed off, and began stunting for several days, airing a seemingly endless repeat of Guns N' Roses' "Welcome to the Jungle". Once the dust cleared in January 2003, 101.9 FM became Rhythmic CHR Wild 102, Where Hip Hop Lives and changing the call letters to KWID.

*source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KWID