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{{Infobox radio station
| name             = K260AM
| above            = [[FM translator|Translator]] of [[KIOA]] 93.3-[[HD Radio|HD2]]
| logo             = Hits 99.9 logo.png
| city             = [[Des Moines, Iowa]]
| area             = Des Moines, Iowa
| branding         = Hits 99.9
| airdate          = 2011
| frequency        = 99.9 [[Megahertz|MHz]]
| format           = [[Contemporary hit radio]]
| erp              = 250 [[watt]]s
| haat             = {{convert|299.4|m|ft|abbr=on|0}}
| coordinates      = {{coord|41.584486 |-93.635332 |type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| class            = D
| facility_id      = 152401
| callsign_meaning =
| owner            = Saga Communications
| licensee         = Saga Communications of Iowa, LLC
| sister_stations  = [[KAZR]], [[KIOA]], [[KOEZ (FM)|KOEZ]], [[KPSZ]], [[KRNT]], [[KSTZ]]
| webcast          = [https://player.amperwave.net/7887 Listen Live]
| website          = [https://www.hits999fm.com/ hits999fm.com]
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
'''K260AM''' ("Hits 99.9") is a [[contemporary hit radio]] [[radio station|station]] serving the [[Des Moines, Iowa]], area of the United States. It broadcasts at 99.9 on the FM dial and on [[HD Radio]] subchannel [[KIOA]] 93.3-HD2.  The station is owned by Saga Communications as part of its Des Moines Radio Group; its studios are located in Des Moines along with Saga's other Des Moines stations ([[KSTZ]], [[KIOA]], [[KAZR]], [[KOEZ (FM)|KOEZ]], [[KRNT]] and [[KPSZ]]). The station is also a reporter in [[Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems]]' overall Top 40 panel due to being a contributor on the BDS Rhythmic Top 40 panel.<ref>[http://www.nielsen.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en/public%20factsheets/Soundscan/BDS_StationsMonitored.pdf BDS monitored radio panel update]</ref>
==Station history==
The station signed on as a [[broadcast translator|translator]] for [[KSTZ]] in September 2011, but after it was announced that [[rhythmic contemporary hit radio|rhythmic contemporary]]-formatted [[KICP|KZHZ]] ("Hits 105.9") was sold to [[Iowa Public Radio]] a month earlier, Saga Communications quietly acquired the format and intellectual property from [[Connoisseur Media]] (KZHZ's parent company) and announced on October 25, 2011, that it would relaunch the format on both [[KIOA]]-HD2 and on translator K260AM, on the closing of KZHZ's sale to IPR.<ref>[http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/netgnomes/54018/hits-moving-in-des-moines/#.TqhwFhw_uHc "Hits Moving In Des Moines"] from Radioinsight (October 25, 2011)</ref> "Hits 99.9" officially signed on the air on October 27, after [[stunting (broadcasting)|stunting]] with kissing sound effects, poking fun at competitor [[KKDM]] "Kiss 107.5", which has aired a mainstream [[Top 40]]/[[Contemporary hit radio|CHR]] format since 1999. Since 2011, the station has shifted its rhythmic format to a more mainstream Top 40/CHR direction. As of 2021, in addition to competing against KKDM, it also competes with [[Cumulus Media]]’s [[KWQW]]. No personalities are heard on the station.
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.hits999fm.com/ Hits 99.9 official website]
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|152401|K260AM}}
*{{FMXL|K260AM}}
==See also==
[[List of FM broadcast translators used as primary stations]]
{{Des Moines Radio}}
{{Saga Communications}}
[[Category:Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Radio stations in Des Moines, Iowa|260AM]]
[[Category:Mass media in Des Moines, Iowa]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 2011]]
[[Category:2011 establishments in Iowa]]
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