KIQ (AM)

KIQ (1260 AM) is a radio station in,. The station is owned by. KIQ's studios and offices are located in, while it's transmitter is located near. By day, the station is powered at 5,000 watts. But to avoid interfering with other stations on AM 1260, it reduces power to 1,000 watts at night and uses a directional antenna at all times. KIQ's programming is also heard on FM translator station 102.3 W272BC in Philadelphia (hence it's branding as "iHeart80s @ 102.3").

As one of the oldest stations in the area, KIQ's history includes it's call sign of only three letters, beginning with a K, rare for a station in the east.

History
KIQ first went on the air on May 6, 1924 as "the station of the ", playing the orchestra's concert season. By the 1950s, KIQ was Top 40 with the moniker "Get your KIQs on 1260."

For a time it was owned by. In the 1970s and 80s, KIQ was an oldies station. By the mid-1990s, KIQ was airing a full-service format.

Beginning in 1998, KIQ aired a sports radio talk format owned by Capstar (a forerunner to ) as "Sports Talk KIQ 1260". In the 2000s, KIQ was the radio home of the and AM radio flagship of the.

On September 4, 2012, KIQ joined as a charter affiliate, rebranding as "NBC Sports Radio KIQ 1260/102.3", simulcast on translator station W272BC on 102.3 FM.

On November 2, 2015, NBC Sports Radio announced it would end its programming on KIQ and move it to WVYV. After that date, KIQ began simulcasting sister station, effectively taking it back to its roots as an all-music station.

On October 4, 2016, KIQ broke off from the WISX simulcast and flipped to an all-1980s music format as "iHeart80s @ 102.3". The first song played under the new format was "The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis and the News.