KSTL (AM)

Infobox Radio Station
name = KSTL


city = St. Louis, Missouri
area = Greater St. Louis
format =
branding = Rock Solid Praise
slogan = Christian Talk, Christian Music
airdate = August 1994
frequency = 690 (kHz)
format = News/Talk
power = 1,000 watts
erp =
class =
callsign_meaning = K ST. Louis.
owner = Crawford Broadcasting Company
website = [http://www.690kstl.com/ www.690kstl.com]

KSTL is a Christian radio station located in the St. Louis, Missouri/Illinois area in the United States. Owned and operated by Crawford Broadcasting Company.

History

KSTL was formerly located on the historic Laclede's Landing in downtown Saint Louis, but later moved to the Saint Louis suburbs, currently broadcasting out of the same building as KJSL. KSTL originally played only music, as its sister station KJSL had the only studio when KSTL began. KSTL expanded its format beyond Christian music and into talk radio and ministries in 1995 and shared a studio with KJSL, eventually landing its own separate studio.

Programming

KSTL is one of 12 religious radio stations licensed to St. Louis and its metro area, according to the St. Louis Journalism review study in March 2000. KSTL is not specifically geared towards one specific religion. KSTL airs more than 120 top-rated National and Local programs throughout its schedule. The programs are primarily Christian teaching and preaching, along with traditional and Contemporary Christian music and Public affairs programming.

Personnel

The first General Manager of the station in 1994 was Taft Harris. In March 2004 Taft Harris was voted one of the Most Influential African-Americans in Radio by radioink.com. Taft is the General Manager over WSRB/WYCA/WPWX Crawford Broadcasting stations in Chicago, Illinois.

The current general manager of KSTL is Deborah E. Holmes who also hosts her own program titled "Getting to Know you" that airs on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 4:00 pm (CST). The program features local Christian leaders and personalities.

External links

* [http://www.690kstl.com/ KSTL official website]
* [http://www.crawfordbroadcasting.com/index.htm Owner's official website]
* [http://inforadionet.com/ News programming provider's website]
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