- KPNT
Infobox Radio Station
name = KPNT
airdate =1967
frequency = 105.7 (MHz) HD Radio
city =Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
area =Greater St. Louis
format =Active Rock
owner =Emmis Communications
erp = 100,000watt s
branding = The Point
slogan = Everything Alternative
class = C
webcast = [http://www.streamaudio.com/stations/player/pages/newplayer/index_win.asp?Owner=&public=&headertext=KPNT_FM&Station=KPNT_FM&Mac=No&OptIn=&Streamtype=&filename= Listen Live]
website = [http://www.1057thepoint.com/ www.1057thepoint.com]
callsign_meaning = the P oi N TKPNT is a commercial
radio station located inSte. Genevieve, Missouri , broadcasting to theSt. Louis, Missouri area on 105.7 FM. KPNT airs a mainlyactive rock music format with just a hint ofmodern rock branded as "The Point".History
KPNT signed on in
1967 with thecall letter s, KSGM-FM. In1987 , theradio station completed a signal upgrade giving theradio station signal coverage of theSt. Louis, Missouri metropolitan area. KSGM-FM launched anadult contemporary music format with the newcall letter s, KSTZ.On
March 6 ,1991 , KSTZ was rebranded as "The Fox" with a new set ofcall letter s, KFXB to better match new branding. KFXB began asimulcast on sister station WFXB (nowWMVN on 101.1 FM.The
simulcast was broken in February of1993 , when KFXB adopted the currentcall letters , KPNT, with amodern rock music format, partly inspired by the runaway success of Saint Louis's first full-time alternative rock music station,KYMC , a small non-profit station broadcasting out ofBallwin .In
2006 , KPNT expanded the playlist to include a wider variety ofmodern rock artists with still a strong emphasis onactive rock leaning artists. The new slogan, "Everything Alternative" was adopted to promote this change.pecialty Programming
A feature known as "My Shuffle" was promoted on their website allowing listeners to create their own five-song playlist. Some of the listener's five-song playlists air on KPNT during a show known as the "My Shuffle Lunch" program which airs at 12:00PM or during specialty "My Shuffle Weekends."
Personalities
The Point's first run of morning shows included one that featured personalities Jeff Burton, Trish Gazall, and Thom West (Thom and Jeff now broadcast in the 2 P.M. time slot). They then picked up
Howard Stern after the station merged with then Extreme Radio 104.1 (WXTM-FM). After the demise of theHoward Stern show which moved toSirius Satellite Radio , KPNT added the syndicated Cleveland based morning showRover's Morning Glory .On
January 26 ,2007 , it was announced that theRover's Morning Glory show was to be replaced by local DJ Donnie Fandango's "The Fandango Experiment". According to their website, this was due to many requests for a morning radio show with less talk and more music. The syndicated talk show,Loveline , airs on Sunday-Thursday at 10 pm.KPNT is also well-known for promoting an annual music festival known as
Pointfest .External links
* [http://www.1057thepoint.com Official Website]
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