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Kiss 100

Kiss 100 is a radio station specialising in urban and dance music. The station broadcasts to London on FM and to various other parts of the UK on DAB Digital Radio, Sky Digital, Freeview and Cable.

History

It began in 1985 as Kiss FM, a pirate station that attracted a huge following before finally acquiring a legitimate licence in 1990. Its many past influential presenters included Trevor Nelson and Judge Jules.

The Kiss Relaunch

Emap introduced a major revamp of the Kiss brand on September 6th 2006. This included a new logo designed by ODD, a new website at totalkiss.com and a new format, a renewed focus on dance music and more specialist shows.

The relaunch was implemented simultaneously with the rebranding of Kiss 100's sister dance stations, Vibe 101 and Vibe 105-108 as Kiss 101 West and Kiss 105-108 East respectively.

Current Presenters on Kiss 100

Breakfast: Robin Banks, Adam K & Charlie. Mid-Mornings: Justin Wilkes Afternoons: Toni Phillips Drivetime: Simon Dale Evening: Jez Whelam

Kiss also offer a wide range of specialised programming. This includes Armin Van Burren, DJ Swerve & Shortee Blitz.

Ofcom Record Fine

In June 2006, Kiss 100 was fined a record fee for any UK commercial radio station of £175,000 by media regulator Ofcom. Ofcom punished Kiss 100 for "numerous and serious breaches" of broadcasting codes after receiving 10 complaints from April to November 2005. They involved prank calls where consent was not sought from the "victims" and inappropriate material aired when children were likely to be listening. Kiss FM said it accepted the findings and apologised for any offence