9 6 , ▁after ▁a ▁brief ▁st unt , ▁W ED J ▁rela unch ed ▁as ▁" K iss ▁ 9 5 . 1 ", ▁becoming ▁the ▁second ▁station ▁in ▁Charlotte ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁" K iss " ▁mon iker , ▁the ▁first ▁being ▁W CK Z , ▁which ▁is ▁now ▁current ▁sister ▁W BA V . ▁The ▁first ▁song ▁on ▁the ▁rela unch ed ▁" K iss " ▁was ▁" I ▁Go ▁Bl ind " ▁by ▁H oot ie ▁& ▁the ▁B low fish . ▁The ▁following ▁day , ▁W ED J ▁changed ▁call ▁letters ▁to ▁the ▁current ▁W N KS ▁to ▁match ▁the ▁" K iss " ▁mon iker . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁W N KS ▁( as ▁well ▁as ▁Ever green ' s ▁ 4 ▁other ▁Charlotte ▁stations ) ▁was ▁trad ed ▁to ▁E Z ▁Communic ations ▁( own ers ▁of ▁W SO C - FM ▁and ▁W SS S ; ▁W R FX - FM ▁would ▁go ▁to ▁S FX ▁Broadcast ing ), ▁with ▁Ever green ▁receiving ▁E Z ▁Communic ations ' ▁Philadelphia ▁stations ▁W IO Q ▁and ▁W US L ▁in ▁return ▁E Z ▁would ▁then ▁be ▁bought ▁by ▁American ▁Radio ▁Systems ▁in ▁July , ▁which ▁would ▁reun ite ▁W N KS ▁with ▁its ▁long - time ▁AM ▁sister ▁station ▁( by ▁this ▁point ▁W R FX - AM , ▁now ▁W F N Z ; ▁W F N Z ▁would ▁be ▁sold ▁to ▁Enter com ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6