KFTK-FM
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First air date | 1977 |
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Call sign meaning | "FM Talk" |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 73890 |
Class | C1 |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 171 meters (561 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°46′44.40″N 90°43′44.40″W / 38.7790000°N 90.7290000°W |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) |
Website | www |
KFTK-FM (97.1
The KFTK-FM
History
Early years
The station originally
to move from its original frequency of 96.5 to 96.3 to accommodate the new radio station.Adult contemporary (1980-1989)
In 1980, after the KCFM call letters were dropped by 93.7, they were picked up by 97.1, and the station aired an
Top 40 (1989–1992)
On August 2, 1989, the station was sold once again, and the new owners flipped the station to Top 40 as "Hot 97" with the call letters KHTK.[2][3] The Top 40 format ended when then-rival WKBQ was briefly under lease by the station's owner Saul Frischling of Pittsburgh, and both top 40 stations were merged at 106.5, taking personalities from both stations.
Urban AC (1992–1998)
On November 11, 1992, KHTK changed call letters to KXOK-FM, and flipped to
Classic rock (1998–2000)
In 1998, Frischling sold KXOK to the Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owned ABC affiliate KDNL-TV, along with radio stations KPNT, WVRV, WIL-FM, and KIHT. In September of that year, the urban format was dropped, and the station began simulcasting KPNT. On September 25, KXOK began stunting with a 48-hour loop of "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N' Roses and a clip from Field of Dreams, "If you build it, they will come." Two days later, KXOK switched formats to classic rock as "97 FM The Rock" while retaining the KXOK-FM call letters. To celebrate Mark McGwire hitting 70 home runs, the station launched by playing 7,000 songs in a row without commercials or DJ interruption. The first song on "The Rock" was "There's Only One Way to Rock" by Sammy Hagar. [6]
Despite signal issues, the station enjoyed the most success seen on the frequency to that date as a competitor to Emmis Communications'
Talk (2000–present)
In the fall of 2000,
The call sign was modified from KFTK to KFTK-FM on September 8, 2016.[8] On September 15, 2016, KFTK-FM began simulcasting on WQQX (1490 AM), renamed KFTK, and FM translator station K254CR to improve the station's coverage in downtown St. Louis and the Illinois side of the market.[9]
Emmis exited the St. Louis market in 2018, with KFTK-FM and KNOU being sold to Entercom (now Audacy).[10] The simulcast over KFTK ended on March 20, 2020 when that station's license was cancelled by the commission,[11] after it was revealed that the AM station's ownership was a shell corporation that allowed a convicted felon to own it.[12] K254CR was not affected, and was subsequently reassigned to simulcast KFTK-FM until March 22, 2021, when K254CR was reassigned to broadcast AM sister station KMOX.[13]
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KFTK-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1980s/1989/RR-1989-07-28.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1980s/1989/RR-1989-08-04.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1992/RR-1992-11-13.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1992/RR-1992-11-20.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1998/RR-1998-10-02.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2000/RR-2000-10-13.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ a b "Call Sign History (KFTK-FM)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ Venta, Lance (September 15, 2016). "FM NewsTalk 97.1 St. Louis Adds Two Additional Signals". RadioInsight. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ "Emmis Selling St. Louis Stations". Radio Ink. January 30, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ "CDBS Search Page". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- ^ Venta, Lance (2019-06-05). "FCC Sends Four St. Louis Area AMs To License Revocation Hearing". Radio Insight. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
- ^ FCC Internet Services Staff. "Station Search Details: K254CR". licensing.fcc.gov. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
- KXOK Radio Collection Finding Aid at the St. Louis Public Library
- KXOK First Issue Letters Collection Finding Aid at the St. Louis Public Library
- KXOK New Sound Manuscript Finding Aid at the St. Louis Public Library
External links
- Official website
- KFTK in the FCC FM station database
- KFTK in Nielsen Audio's FM station database