KLJY
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City | Clayton, Missouri |
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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. |
KNBS, KQBS, KXBS | |
History | |
First air date | January 1, 1948 |
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°WCoordinates: 38°34′24″N 90°19′30″W / 38.57333°N 90.32500°W |
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, 1948signed 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.
, the stationOver 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[]
- ^ "With new radio signal, Christian music fans jump for JOY". stltoday.com.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KLJY
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/K270BW
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1950 page 188
- ^ "Why is JOY FM listener supported?". Joy FM website.
- ^ "Classical music fans enraged by shift to Christian format". Religious News Service.
- ^ "St. Louis' "Classic 99" ends 62 years in the format tonight with Beethoven's 9th". Radio-Info.com. July 6, 2010. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012.
- ^ "KFUO:Gateway Creative Broadcasting announces takeover date". stltoday.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
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
- HD Radio stations
- Christian radio stations in Missouri