Broadcast area | Greater St. Louis |
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Frequency | 99.1 MHz FM (HD Radio) |
Branding | Joy FM |
Programming | |
Format | Contemporary Christian |
Subchannels | 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 (1948–2010) |
Call sign meaning | Keep Living JoY |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
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 |
Translator(s) | HD3: 101.9 K270BW (Bellefontaine) |
Repeater(s) | HD2: 95.5 KXBS (Bethalto) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
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 are 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.[2]
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.[3] KLJY broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its HD-2 digital subchannel carries a simulcast of sister station KXBS, which airs 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.[4]