KLJY

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KLJY

City	Clayton, Missouri
Broadcast area	Greater St. Louis
Frequency	99.1 MHz FM (HD Radio)
Branding	Joy FM
Programming
Format	FM/HD1: Contemporary Christian HD2: Christian CHR HD3: Conservative talk
Ownership
Owner	Gateway Creative Broadcasting, Inc.
Sister stations	KNBS, KQBS, KXBS
History
First air date	January 1, 1948; 73 years ago (1948-01-01)
Former call signs	KFUO-FM
Call sign meaning	Keep Living JoY
Technical information
Facility ID	65924
Class	C0
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	309 meters (1,014 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	38°34′24″N 90°19′30″W / 38.57333°N 90.32500°W / 38.57333; -90.32500Coordinates: 38°34′24″N 90°19′30″W / 38.57333°N 90.32500°W / 38.57333; -90.32500
Translator(s)	HD3: 101.9 K270BW (Bellefontaine)
Repeater(s)	HD2: 95.5 KXBS (Bethalto)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	JoyFMonline.org

KLJY (99.1 MHz) is a commercial-free, listener-supported FM radio station licensed to Clayton, Missouri, and serving Greater St. Louis. It is owned by Gateway Creative Broadcasting, and broadcasts a Christian Contemporary radio format known as 99.1 Joy FM. The radio studios and offices on Founders Lane in Des Peres, with a St. Louis address. In addition to broadcasting music, the station also sponsors community events and activities around St. Louis.^[1]

KLJY has an effective radiated power of 100,000 watts, the maximum for non-grandfathered FM stations. Its transmitter is in Resurrection Cemetery in Shrewsbury, co-located with the towers for other St. Louis-area FM and TV stations.^[2] KLJY broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its HD-2 digital subchannel carries a Christian CHR format, known as "Boost 95.5", while the HD-3 subchannel carries a conservative talk format branded as "NewsTalkSTL." It feeds 250 watt FM translator K270BW at 101.9 MHz in nearby Bellefontaine.^[3]

History[]

Classical music[]

On January 1, 1948; 73 years ago (1948-01-01), the station signed on the air as KFUO-FM.^[4] It was the FM counterpart to KFUO (850 AM), which signed on in 1924. Both stations were owned by the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, simulcasting Christian radio programming. KFUO-FM was originally was on 104.1 MHz before later moving to 99.1 MHz.

Over time, the simulcast programming was reduced. The AM station continues, to this day, broadcasting Christian programming. In 1975, to satisfy Federal Communications Commission regulations that discouraged AM and FM stations from simulcasting their programming, the FM switched to all classical music. It only carried some religious shows and sacred music on Sundays. Due to the expense of running both stations, the Missouri Synod decided to sell the FM station in 2010.

Joy FM[]

"Joy FM" was founded by Sandi Brown, a former disc jockey on WCBW, a commercial Christian Contemporary station. (That station was sold in 1997 and its format switched to urban adult contemporary.) A new organization, Gateway Creative Broadcasting, was formed to look for a place on the FM dial for Christian Contemporary music. The creators decided from the beginning the new station would be a non-commercial, listener supported station so it would not be subject to ratings and format changes.^[5] At the beginning, Joy FM had two rimshot stations operating at 94.1 (KPVR) and 97.7 (KHZR).

In March 2010, Gateway Creative Broadcasting bought KFUO-FM, with the sale approved by the FCC in May. The sale upset local classical music fans, due to the loss of the only remaining St. Louis radio station devoted completely to Classical music.^[6] KFUO-FM signed off on July 6.^[7] (Classical music returned to St. Louis later as an HD Radio digital subchannel on KWMU-HD3, as well as translator K297BI/KNOU-HD3.)

The call sign KLJY was chosen for KFUO-FM. The new owners began broadcasting "Joy FM" at 7 a.m. on July 7.^[8]

References[]

External links[]

• Official website for Joy FM
• KLJY in the FCC FM station database
• KLJY on Radio-Locator
• KLJY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database