Colorado Media Newsroom
May 26th, 2022, 02:39 PM
From Radio Insight:
https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2021/07/kiisfm-200x200.pngFor the first time since the launch of XM in 2001, a music station programmed by iHeartMedia will not be heard on the platform as 102.7 KIIS-FM (https://kiisfm.iheart.com) Los Angeles will be removed from channel 14 on June 1.
The deal dates back to then-Clear Channel purchasing a stake in XM Satellite Radio prior to its launch. The company at one point programmed nine channels on the XM platform including simulcasts of KIIS-FM, WHTZ and WLTW New York, WSIX Nashville, KHMX Houston, and WLW Cincinnati as well as many shows from WTKS-FM Orlando, Premiere Networks and Fox Sports Radio. The company sold its stake (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/84485/clear-channel-sells-siriusxm-stake-stations-to-leave-service/) in SiriusXM in August 2013, with the deal being restructured that October (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/86383/siriusxm-adjusting-lineup-z100kiis-fm-come-to-sirius/) to carrying just KIIS-FM and “Z100 (https://z100.com/)” but on both the Sirius and XM platforms. WHTZ would be moved to streaming only in June 2020 (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/189247/z100-leaves-satellites-as-dave-matthews-band-radio-becomes-permanent-on-siriusxm-lineup/), and KIIS-FM moved from channel 11 to 14 last November (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/214609/siriusxm-to-realign-lineup-on-november-3/).
The SiriusXM channel guide lists Channel 14 (https://www.siriusxm.com/channels/siriusxm-14) as becoming home to limited run channels with Yacht Rock Radio (https://www.siriusxm.com/channels/yacht-rock-311) airing there starting June 1. WHTZ will also depart the SiriusXM app.
https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2022/05/kissxm.jpgINSTANT INSIGHT: At one point this would be a much bigger deal. But with the proliferation of streaming and each company’s separate platforms, the continuance of KIIS with commercials around the remainder of SiriusXM’s commercial-free music stations stuck out like a sore thumb. Now SiriusXM can focus completely on their brands, while iHeartMedia can push remaining KIIS-FM and WHTZ listeners to the iHeart platform.
more (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/226874/kiis-fm-to-depart-siriusxm/)
https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2021/07/kiisfm-200x200.pngFor the first time since the launch of XM in 2001, a music station programmed by iHeartMedia will not be heard on the platform as 102.7 KIIS-FM (https://kiisfm.iheart.com) Los Angeles will be removed from channel 14 on June 1.
The deal dates back to then-Clear Channel purchasing a stake in XM Satellite Radio prior to its launch. The company at one point programmed nine channels on the XM platform including simulcasts of KIIS-FM, WHTZ and WLTW New York, WSIX Nashville, KHMX Houston, and WLW Cincinnati as well as many shows from WTKS-FM Orlando, Premiere Networks and Fox Sports Radio. The company sold its stake (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/84485/clear-channel-sells-siriusxm-stake-stations-to-leave-service/) in SiriusXM in August 2013, with the deal being restructured that October (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/86383/siriusxm-adjusting-lineup-z100kiis-fm-come-to-sirius/) to carrying just KIIS-FM and “Z100 (https://z100.com/)” but on both the Sirius and XM platforms. WHTZ would be moved to streaming only in June 2020 (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/189247/z100-leaves-satellites-as-dave-matthews-band-radio-becomes-permanent-on-siriusxm-lineup/), and KIIS-FM moved from channel 11 to 14 last November (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/214609/siriusxm-to-realign-lineup-on-november-3/).
The SiriusXM channel guide lists Channel 14 (https://www.siriusxm.com/channels/siriusxm-14) as becoming home to limited run channels with Yacht Rock Radio (https://www.siriusxm.com/channels/yacht-rock-311) airing there starting June 1. WHTZ will also depart the SiriusXM app.
https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2022/05/kissxm.jpgINSTANT INSIGHT: At one point this would be a much bigger deal. But with the proliferation of streaming and each company’s separate platforms, the continuance of KIIS with commercials around the remainder of SiriusXM’s commercial-free music stations stuck out like a sore thumb. Now SiriusXM can focus completely on their brands, while iHeartMedia can push remaining KIIS-FM and WHTZ listeners to the iHeart platform.
more (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/226874/kiis-fm-to-depart-siriusxm/)