WKSV-FM

WKSV-FM (101.5 FM) is a radio station owned by and licensed to. Its studios are located on Ohio Boulevard in Terre Haute, and its transmitter is located in. It airs a Top 40/CHR format branded as 101.5 KISS-FM. The station's HD2 subchannel, simulcast on translator W247DX (97.3 FM), broadcasts a Hot AC format branded as Mix 97.3.

WKSV-FM is one of the longest-running Top 40/CHR stations in the state of.

"WBAK-FM Kiss 101 - The Valley's Hit Music HQ!"
The "Kiss" name had been used by many hit stations since the late 1970s in other radio market areas, so, when obtaining the then-named WBAK-FM's construction permit, gave the nickname a try. On March 1, 1984, Bahakel Communications signed-on WBAK-FM "Kiss 101", with the first song on the new "Hot Rockin' Flame Throwin' Kiss 101" being "Looks That Kill" by Mötley Crüe, kicking off 10,084 songs in a row without commercial interruption.

The catchy legal ID "WBAK-FM Kiss 101, The Valley's Hit Music HQ!" was conceived by WBAK-FM program director and evening DJ Terry Janikowski one afternoon, and turned into a jingle by out of. The branding initially consisted of the purple text "KISS 101" next to a red lipstick mark. This logo was often displayed adjacent to the Pepsi logo in a co-branding campaign, and WBAK-FM sold merchandise and T-shirts with the Kiss 101 logo at Wabash Valley area stores. In late 1984 and early 1985, bumper stickers bearing the Kiss 101/Pepsi logo pairing were widely distributed as part of a contest whereby people were eligible to win a 1985 if they sent in a registration form and displayed the official Kiss 101 bumper sticker on their car.

The WBAK-AM-FM studios were located in the Poplar Street studio that also housed then-sister station WBAK-TV (then ). WBAK-FM brought many popular artists to perform in Terre Haute at the and, as well as co-sponsoring the "Kiss 101/Pepsi Concert Series" at the Vigo County Fairgrounds, promoted in cooperation with The Alan Danneels Organization of.

Recent days
In 2001, Bahakel sold WBAK-AM-FM to Clear Channel Communications (now ). WBAK was recalled as WBWK and WBAK-FM was recalled as WKSV-FM, and the stations relocated their studios