KSLZ
Top 40 (CHR) | |
Subchannels | HD2: Pride Radio St. Louis (Top 40/Dance) |
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Ownership | |
Owner |
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KATZ, KATZ-FM, KLOU, KSD, KTLK-FM, W279AQ | |
History | |
First air date | 1968 (as KACO) |
Former call signs | KACO (1968–1970) KGRV (1970–1972) KKSS (1972–1979) KMJM (1979–1997) |
Call sign meaning | K St. Louis Z |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 48960 |
Class | C0 |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 313 meters |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | z1077.iheart.com prideradiostl.iheart.com (HD2) |
KSLZ (107.7
St. Louis, and operates from studios in St. Louis south of Forest Park
.
History
1968–1979: early years
107.7 FM debuted on the air in 1968 as KACO, which aired an
adult contemporary/Middle of the Road format until a fire took the station off the air in January 1970. Two months later, the station returned to the air and changed call letters to KGRV, "Music for Groovy Adults," offering a more upbeat AC format, which lasted until 1972, when it once again changed call letters to KKSS, "Kiss 108", but retained its AC format. By 1974, KKSS switched formats to country
. A year later, KKSS switched formats to an R&B format dubbed "Black in Stereo". In February 1979, KKSS altered its R&B format and adopted the moniker "Studio 108," with a hybrid Disco/R&B format, competing with WZEN (now KATZ-FM).
1979–1997: urban
In June 1979, the calls were changed to KMJM, and the station rebranded as "Majic 108." KMJM catered to both the Black and White audiences as the St. Louis market's first ever "CHUrban" station (a forerunner to the
Urban Contemporary direction. In May 1988, KMJM was sold to Noble Communications of San Diego for $19 million. KMJM's signal was one of the best in the St. Louis area, and at the time, the station emerged as the top R&B/Urban station in the market. Jacor
bought the station in late 1997, but the new owners were not interested in keeping "Majic" on the frequency despite its longterm success.
1997–present: top 40
On October 20, 1997, at Midnight, after 18 years on 107.7 FM, KMJM was moved to recently purchased sister station 104.9 WCBW, which aired a Christian format.Get Ready For This" by 2 Unlimited.[2]
At first, KSLZ was the St. Louis affiliate for the
Tampa sister station WFLZ, and the only affiliate for the show outside of the Eastern Time Zone. After the show ended in February 2012, KSLZ became the St. Louis affiliate for The Bobby Bones Show. After Bones relaunched his show to air on country stations in February 2013, KSLZ replaced him with Elvis Duran and the Morning Show.[3] In December 2017, KSLZ dropped Duran for local host Jordan DeSocio.[4] As part of company-wide layoffs, DeSocio exited the station in November 2020, and was replaced by "The Jubal Show", based at Seattle sister station KBKS.[5]
HD Radio
KSLZ made the conversion to HD Radio in 2006. 107.7-HD2 carried a New CHR format branded as "Z107-7 Amped." On June 22, 2016, KSLZ-HD2 switched to "Pride Radio".[6]
References
- ^ "KMJM/WKBQ (Majic 108 becomes Majic 105) - St. Louis - 10/20/97 - Eric Michaels & DJ Kut". FM Airchecks. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
- ^ "CHR KSLZ "Z107.7" launches after KMJM moves to 104.9". 20 October 1997.
- ^ Venta, Lance (13 February 2013). "Elvis Duran Adds 10 Affiliates from Bobby Bones". RadioInsight. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ Venta, Lance (8 December 2017). "Z107.7 St. Louis Goes Local In Mornings With Jordan". RadioInsight. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ Venta, Lance (9 November 2020). "Z107.7 St. Louis to Add The Jubal Show". RadioInsight. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "HD Radio Guide for St. Louis". Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- "Weekend & HD ZJs". Archived from the original on 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
External links
- Official Website
- KSLZ in the FCC FM station database
- KSLZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database