KSTL (AM)
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| Broadcast area | Greater St. Louis |
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| Frequency | 690 kHz |
| Branding | Jubilee 690 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Urban Gospel |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Church of God in Christ, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | June 4, 1948 |
Call sign meaning | St. Louis |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 73300 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 watts day 18 watts night |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | jubilee690.com |
KSTL (690 kHz "Jubilee 690") is an AM station in St. Louis, Missouri, serving the Greater St. Louis area of Missouri and Illinois. It airs an urban gospel radio format owned and operated by Church of God in Christ, Inc. Some Christian talk and teaching programs are also heard. The studios are on Olive Boulevard in Creve Coeur, Missouri.[2]
By day, KSTL is powered at 1,000 watts. However, 690 AM is a clear channel frequency for Canadians and Mexicans. KSTL greatly reduces power at night to 18 watts to avoid interference with other stations. The transmitter is in East St. Louis, north of the I-55/Illinois Route 3 interchange.
History
[edit]The station signed on the air on June 4, 1948. It was a daytimer station in its early decades that required going off the air at night. In the 1970s, it aired a country music format.[3]
KSTL's studios were formerly located on the historic Laclede's Landing in downtown Saint Louis. They later moved to the Saint Louis suburbs, in the same building as their former sister station, KJSL 630 AM. KSTL originally played only music, with KJSL broadcasting live and recorded Christian talk and teaching programs. KSTL expanded its format beyond Christian music and into teaching ministries in 1995, using its own separate studio.
In 1994, Taft Harris was the station's general manager. Juanita Winston, the director of Operations, helmed the station's day-to-day operations. In March 2004, radioink.com voted Taft Harris one of the Most Influential African-Americans in Radio. The current general manager is Katrina Chase.
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KSTL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Jubilee690.com/contact
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-124. Retrieved Jan. 2, 2025.
External links
[edit]- KSTL official website
- Owner's official website
- News programming provider's website
- Facility details for Facility ID 73300 (KSTL) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KSTL in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for KSTL
- KSTL Collection Finding Aid at the St. Louis Public Library