KISS FM was heard during 1985 and at times put out a strong signal on
102.85MHz which could be heard across North West England.
Operating times were normally on a Sunday between 12pm and 6pm, but
occasionally 8pm. On 16th June during a live announcement after the
broadcast, they announced as running 70 watts in stereo. They appeared
to close temporarily in early September 1985 following raids on other
stations, and it is
not known if they ever returned to the air in this form. A station calling itself KISS FM was heard testing on 20th April 1986 on 102.7MHz and using the same 150 Rake Lane, Wallasey address as the KISS heard during 1985. They appeared with full programming on Sunday 27th April, but were raided that same afternoon. It is not known if this was the same station as 1985, as the deejay names (John Mitchell and Paul Thompson) were different to the previous year (Alan Ross, Colin Sayer, Tony Hayes, Mark Wright). The cutting below from September 1986 reports on a resulting court case. |
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A report on the court case in September
1986 from probably The Wirral News.
The case was presumably brought about from the raid on 27th April 1986.
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KISS FM Audio Library
| 1985_04_21_sun_kissfm_1028fm_1215-1335_tonyhayes-ghe519.mp3 New Sep 2023 | Tony Hayes with part of the first show of the day on Sunday 21st April 1985. Recorded from 102.85MHz on Merseyside. |
118MB 85mins |
| 1985_05_26_sun_kissfm_1029fm_1445-1530-gh.mp3 New Jan 2025 | Playing songs from the Billboard chart on Bank Holiday Sunday 26th May 1985 up until 4pm. The presenter sounds like Tony Hayes. Recorded in mono from 102.85MHz near Blackpool. |
65MB 47mins |
| 1985_06_02_sun_kissfm_1029fm_1716-1803signoff_colinsayer_then_live_from_site-ghe569.mp3 New Sep 2023 | The last 45 minutes or so of Colin Sayer on Sunday 2nd June 1985, up until sign-off at 6pm. The crew come on live at the end, from the transmission site. Sadly the tape runs out before the 'chatter' finishes. Recorded near Blackpool from around 102.9MHz. There are one or two bits of co-channel interference, possibly from summer FM conditions. |
65MB 47mins |
| 1985_06_16_sun_kissfm_1028fm_1730-1805signoff_colinsayer_then_live_from_site-ghe598.mp3 New Sep 2023 | The last 30 minutes of Colin Sayer up until sign off on Sunday 16th June 1985. At 6pm the crew come on live from the transmission site for a few minutes saying hello to a few people and mentioning running 70 watts in stereo. Recorded near Blackpool from 102.85MHz. |
75MB 33mins |
| 1985_06_23_sun_kissfm_10285fm_1200-1334_alanross_markwright-gh561.mp3 New Jun 2025 | Alan Ross opens the week's transmissions at mid-day on Sunday 23rd June 1985. Alan is followed at 1pm by Mark Wright. Recorded near Blackpool from 102.85MHz in mono. The levels on this and the following four recordings from the same afternoon are variable. Probably due to the received signal being on the edge of the primary reception area. |
87MB 94mins |
| 1985_06_23_sun_kissfm_10285fm_1345-1400_markwright-gh561.mp3 New Jun 2025 | The end of the Mark Wright show from Sunday 23rd June 1985. Recorded near Blackpool from 102.85MHz in mono. |
15MB 16mins |
| 1985_06_23_sun_kissfm_10285fm_1440-1505_tonyhayes-gh561.mp3 New Jun 2025 | Part of the Tony Hayes show across 3pm on Sunday 23rd June 1985. Recorded near Blackpool from 102.85MHz in mono. |
23MB 25mins |
| 1985_06_23_sun_kissfm_10285fm_1552-1652_tonyhayes_colinsayer-gh561.mp3 New Jun 2025 | Tony Hayes signs off for the week and hands over to Colin Sayer at 4pm Sunday 23rd June 1985. Recorded near Blackpool from 102.85MHz in mono. |
55MB 60mins |
| 1985_06_23_sun_kissfm_10285fm_1440-1505_tonyhayes-gh561.mp3 New Jun 2025 | Colin Sayer from 5pm until the end of transmission at 6pm on Sunday 23rd June 1985. Recorded near Blackpool from 102.85MHz in mono. |
56MB 61mins |
| 1985_07_07_sun_kissfm_1028fm_1200-1334_alanross_tonyhayes-gh543.mp3 New Sep 2023 | Alan Ross with the mid-day sign on Sunday 7th July 1985. Tony Hayes follows at 1pm. Recorded near Blackpool from 102.85MHz. |
129MB 94mins |
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