96.5 Kiss FM live
Cleveland's #1 Hit Music Station
96.5 Kiss FM at a glance
About 96.5 Kiss FM
96.5 Kiss FM is Cleveland's hit music station. It broadcasts as WAKS on 96.5 FM, is licensed to Akron, Ohio, and serves Greater Cleveland and Northeast Ohio with the slogan "Cleveland's #1 Hit Music Station". It is owned by iHeartMedia, and on this page you can listen to Kiss FM live online, free.
Today's hits
WAKS plays a contemporary hit radio format — the newest pop hits.
Big-name shows
Kiss FM is the local home of Elvis Duran and the Morning Show, On Air with Ryan Seacrest and American Top 40, with programming from Premiere Networks.
HD Radio
WAKS' HD2 channel carries an urban contemporary format.
History
The station signed on March 12, 1958, as WCUE-FM. It was WKDD from 1977 to 2001 before becoming WAKS — "Kiss FM".
Sister stations
iHeartMedia's Cleveland stations also include WARF, WGAR-FM, WHLK, WMJI, WMMS and WTAM.
Hits, anywhere
Press play and Kiss FM starts in seconds — on I-77, at work or far from Ohio. The stream on this page carries the same music you hear on 96.5 FM.
For Northeast Ohio
From Akron to Cleveland and the lakeshore, 96.5 Kiss FM is the hit music soundtrack for the morning commute, the gym and the weekend — with the biggest names in pop radio on the air every day.
How to listen
You can hear Kiss FM on the radio on 96.5 FM across Northeast Ohio, but you do not need a radio at all: this page plays the live stream in any browser, on a phone, tablet or computer. Press the play button at the top, wait a second or two for the stream to connect, and keep browsing while it plays — the player stays on as you move between pages. It is ideal for the morning commute or a workout, and it costs nothing: no account, no subscription and no app to install.
Below the player you will find Kiss FM's frequency and home city, the genres it plays, answers to common questions and a list of similar stations, so when you want a change you can jump to another station in the same format or the same area with one click.
- 100% free, no sign-up
- Live stream, 24 hours a day
- Listen from anywhere
- Works on phone and computer
How to listen to 96.5 Kiss FM live
In 3 simple steps, with nothing to install.
- 01Press play
Click the "Listen live" button at the top of this page.
- 02Wait a moment
The live stream starts loading within a few seconds.
- 03Enjoy
96.5 Kiss FM plays right in your browser, with nothing to install.
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Other stations from the same place — click to open.
Frequently asked questions
Press play on this page to stream WAKS, free and with no app.
Elvis Duran and the Morning Show.
Yes, with Ryan Seacrest.
iHeartMedia.
Yes. You can listen to 96.5 Kiss FM live for free here on Radio Stations Hub, 24 hours a day.
Yes. 96.5 Kiss FM plays in your phone’s browser on Android or iPhone — there is no app to install. Just open this page and press play.
Yes. Connect your phone to the car stereo by Bluetooth or cable, open 96.5 Kiss FM here on Radio Stations Hub and enjoy the live stream on the road.
If the stream does not load, wait a few seconds and press play again — some streams take a moment to connect. You can also refresh the page or try another Top 40 and Hits station meanwhile. Radio Stations Hub checks every stream automatically.