KSSS

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This article is about the radio station currently using the call letters KSSS. For the station known as KSSS from 1959 to 1993, see KVOR.

KSSS (101.5 FM), known as "Rock 101", is a radio station in Bismarck, North Dakota, owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The station airs mainstream rock and primarily competes against Townsquare Media's classic rock KBYZ "96.5 The Walleye".

KSSS

Bismarck, North Dakota
Broadcast area	Bismarck-Mandan
Frequency	101.5 MHz
Branding	Rock 101
Programming
Format	Mainstream rock
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	KBMR, KFYR, KQDY, KXMR, KYYY
History
First air date	August 1, 1994 (1994-08-01)
Call sign meaning	"Kiss" (former branding)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	2210
Class	C
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	301 meters (988 ft)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	1015.iheart.com

iHeartMedia, Inc. also owns KFYR 550 (News/Talk), KXMR 710 (Sports), KBMR 1130 (Classic country), KYYY 92.9 (pop), and KQDY 94.5 (Country) in the Bismarck-Mandan area.

History

KSSS aired an adult contemporary format as "Kiss 101.5" until 2001, when it switched to classic rock as "Kiss 101", before switching back to an AC format as "Star 101", and returning to classic rock as "101.5 A Rock & Roll Station". The station tweaked its music and imaging as "Rock 101" in 2005.

By the summer of 2011, "Rock 101" tweaked to a full blown mainstream rock format playing a mix of classic rock and rock from the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, to current active rock music.