Kiss FM LLC

Kiss FM LLC operates Kiss FM radio station, broadcasting on FM 88.3 since 2017, and the online platform kissfm.am. The company is registered as engaged in radio broadcasting according to the State Register of Legal Entities.

Founded by Nelli Shahinyan in 2017, the company is currently wholly owned by Ruzanna Shahinyan, who serves as director. Shahinyan co-founded Radio Aurora with Mikayel Janpoladyan, who serves as Creative Director of Kiss FM while owning and directing Radio Aurora. This cross-management structure shows close operational ties between the two stations.

Kiss FM primarily broadcasts Western pop music with hourly news updates covering Armenian political developments and international news. Interactive programs engage with listeners, and content is archived on the station's Facebook page and YouTube channel.

Financial data shows revenues of 86,089,889 AMD (219,209 USD) and operating profit of 63,498,792 AMD (161,686 USD) for 2024. The company operates as a turnover tax payer, indicating annual revenues below 115 million AMD (approximately 293,000 USD) excluding VAT.

The Kiss FM logo appears on the auroranews.am website, which provides access to kissfm.am. According to the State Register, Kiss FM, Radio Aurora, Aurora Media, and Egalite LLC (operating Jazz FM) are independent companies but their owners are all registered at the same address, suggesting coordinated operations.

In March 2025, the Television and Radio Commission imposed an administrative penalty on the company for unspecified violations.

Key Facts

Business Form	Commercial / For-profit
Legal Form	Limited Liability Company (LLC)
Business Sectors	Radio Broadcasting

Ownership

Individual Owner	Ruzanna Shahinyan 100

Media Outlets

Kiss FM
RADIO

Other Media Outlets

Other Online Outlets	kissfm.am

Facts

Founding Year	2017
Founder	Nelli Shahinyan According to the State Register of Legal Entities, Nelli Shahinyan founded Kiss FM radio station. She previously held ownership in Radio Aurora. No other biographical or activity data is available.
Contact	Pushkin 21/9 0010 Yerevan Armenia info@kissfm.am +374-95-883883; +374-10-250883 www.kissfm.am
Tax / ID Number	LLC 02666084 State Register of Legal Entities of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia

Revenue	AMD 86,089,889 / 219,208.84 USD (2024)
Operating Profit	AMD 63,498,792 / 161,685.61 USD (2024)
Advertising (in % of total funding)	Missing Data

Other Influential People	Miqayel Janpoladyan Miqayel Janpoladyan owns 100% of Radio Aurora LLC, which operates Radio Aurora radio station and the auroranews.am news platform. He co-founded the company in 2004 with Ruzanna Shahinyan and serves as its director. According to social media profiles, Janpoladyan also serves as Creative Director of Kiss FM radio station and Aurora Media. He works closely with co-founder Shahinyan, who owns Kiss FM where he holds the creative director position. His daughter, Anastasia Janpoladyan, owns 100% of Aurora Media LLC according to the 2025 State Register of Legal Entities. She works at Radio Aurora according to her social media profile. The interconnected ownership structure shows Janpoladyan (Radio Aurora), Shahinyan (Kiss FM), Anastasia Janpoladyan (Aurora Media), and Lyudmila Shahinyan (Egalite LLC, operating Jazz FM) all registered at the same address, suggesting coordinated media operations.

Other Influential People

Miqayel Janpoladyan
Miqayel Janpoladyan owns 100% of Radio Aurora LLC, which operates Radio Aurora radio station and the auroranews.am news platform. He co-founded the company in 2004 with Ruzanna Shahinyan and serves as its director.
According to social media profiles, Janpoladyan also serves as Creative Director of Kiss FM radio station and Aurora Media. He works closely with co-founder Shahinyan, who owns Kiss FM where he holds the creative director position.
His daughter, Anastasia Janpoladyan, owns 100% of Aurora Media LLC according to the 2025 State Register of Legal Entities. She works at Radio Aurora according to her social media profile.
The interconnected ownership structure shows Janpoladyan (Radio Aurora), Shahinyan (Kiss FM), Anastasia Janpoladyan (Aurora Media), and Lyudmila Shahinyan (Egalite LLC, operating Jazz FM) all registered at the same address, suggesting coordinated media operations.

Headlines	(Armenian) Applied administrative penalty against KISS FM company, Commission on on Television and Radio of the RA, 2025, Accessed on 26.09.2025
Data Publicly Available	ownership data is easily available from other sources, e. g. public registries etc.
Meta Data	The radio station does not archive complete programs. Biographical data for owners and staff largely unavailable. Audience and market share data unavailable. The company did not respond to the MOM research team's information request. The address in the State Register of Legal Entities differs from the Facebook page address, which matches Radio Aurora's address. Davit Jalalyan serves only as chief editor of the news department. Financial data conversion: Central Bank of Armenia 2024 annual average exchange rate.
Sources	Agency for State Register of Legal Entities, Government of Republic of Armenia, Accessed on 25 July 2025 Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Armenia, Accessed on 25.07.2025 Kiss FM page on Facebook, Accessed on 26.09.2025 Owner and CEO Ruzanna Shahinyan’s Facebook page, Accessed on 26.09.2025 Miqayel Janpoladyan’’s Facebook page, Accessed on 23.09.2025
Documents (PDF)	Kiss FM response to MOM request (Armenian) File Kiss FM Charter(Armenian) Link File Kiss FM LLC Beneficial ownership declaration (Armenian) Link File Kiss FM LLC Financial Report (Armenian) Link File