Kiss 98.5 live

Kiss 98.5 is Buffalo's hit music station. It broadcasts as WKSE on 98.5 FM, is licensed to Niagara Falls, New York, and serves the Buffalo metropolitan area with the slogan "Buffalo's #1 Hit Music Station". It is owned by Audacy, and on this page you can listen to Kiss 98.5 live online, free.

Today's hits

WKSE plays a contemporary hit radio format — the newest pop songs.

HD Radio

Kiss 98.5's HD2 channel carries sports radio.

History

The station signed on January 1, 1946, as WHLD-FM. It was WZIR and WRXT before becoming WKSE — "Kiss".

Sister stations

Audacy's Buffalo stations also include WBEN, WGR, WGR-FM, WWKB and WWWS.

Hits, anywhere

Press play and Kiss 98.5 starts in seconds — on the 190, at work or far from New York. The stream on this page carries the same music you hear on 98.5 FM.

For Western New York

From Niagara Falls to Buffalo and the Southtowns, Kiss 98.5 is the soundtrack for the drive, the gym and the weekend — the biggest pop hits all day, through every lake-effect winter and summer on the water.

How to listen

You can hear Kiss 98.5 on the radio on 98.5 FM across Western New York, 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 drive or a workout, and it costs nothing: no account, no subscription and no app to install.

Below the player you will find Kiss 98.5'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