History
The station originally signed on in October 1962 with the call sign KMBC-FM, which was changed to KMBR in 1967. On October 16, 1991, the station changed their call sign to KLTH (K-Lite), moving from its longtime MOR format to light rock. Those call letters remained until 1998 when they were changed to KYYS, which had been on cross-town 102.1 FM (now KCKC-FM) since 1974.
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