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K260AM

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K260AM
TranslatorofKIOA 93.3-HD2

Des Moines, Iowa
Broadcast area	Des Moines, Iowa
Frequency	99.9 MHz
Branding	Hits 99.9
Programming
Format	Contemporary hit radio
Ownership
Owner	Saga Communications (Saga Communications of Iowa, LLC)
Sister stations	KAZR, KIOA, KOEZ, KPSZ, KRNT, KSTZ
History
First air date	2011
Technical information^[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	152401
Class	D
ERP	250 watts
HAAT	299.4 m (982 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°35′04″N 93°38′07″W / 41.584486°N 93.635332°W / 41.584486; -93.635332
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	hits999fm.com

K260AM ("Hits 99.9") is a contemporary hit radio station serving the Des Moines, Iowa, area of the United States. It broadcasts at 99.9 on the FM dial and on HD Radio subchannel KIOA 93.3-HD2. The station is owned by Saga Communications as part of its Des Moines Radio Group; its studios are located in Des Moines along with Saga's other Des Moines stations (KSTZ, KIOA, KAZR, KOEZ, KRNT and KPSZ). The station is also a reporter in Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems' overall Top 40 panel due to being a contributor on the BDS Rhythmic Top 40 panel.^[2]

Station history

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The station signed on as a translator for KSTZ in September 2011, but after it was announced that KZHZ "Hits 105.9" and its rhythmic format was sold to Iowa Public Radio a month earlier in August, Saga Communications quietly acquired the format and intellectual property from Connoisseur Media (KZHZ's parent company) and announced on October 25, 2011, that it would relaunch the format on both KIOA 93.3-HD2 and on translator 99.9, on the closing of KZHZ's sale to IPR.^[3] Hits 99.9 officially signed on on Thursday, October 27, 2011, after stunting with kissing sound effects, poking fun at its competitor KKDM "Kiss 107.5" which remains the second top station in the market and is the clear channel station which still is a member of Arbitron. Since 2011, the station has shifted its Rhythmic format to a more mainstream Top 40/CHR direction. As of 2021, in addition to competing against KKDM, it also competes with Cumulus Media’s KWQW. Overall, the station is low rated in the Neilsen 12-plus ratings while running mostly a CHR music rotation 24 hours a day. No personalities are heard on the station.