Broadcast area | Greater St. Louis |
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Frequency | 104.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | 104.9 The Patriot |
Programming | |
Format | Conservative talk |
Subchannels | HD2: "Majic 104.9 HD2" (Adult R&B) |
Affiliations | Premiere Networks Westwood One Fox News Radio NBC News Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KATZ, KATZ-FM, KLOU, KSD, KSLZ, W279AQ | |
History | |
First air date | February 15, 1964 | (as WCBW)
Former call signs | WCBW (1964–1997) WIMJ (1997) KMJM-FM (1997–2012) KBWX (2012–2016) KLLT (2016–2020) KMJM-FM (2020–2021) |
Call sign meaning | Talk radio |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 13793 |
Class | C3 |
ERP | 8,400 watts |
HAAT | 175 meters (574 ft) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | FM/HD1: 1049thepatriot HD2: majic1049stl |
KTLK-FM (104.9 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Columbia, Illinois, and serving Greater St. Louis. Owned and operated by iHeartMedia, the station airs a conservative talk radio format known as "104.9 The Patriot". Studios and offices are on Highlands Plaza Drive in St. Louis just south of Forest Park.
KTLK-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 8,400 watts. The transmitter is in the Resurrection Cemetery in Shrewsbury, amid the towers for other St. Louis FM and TV stations. KTLK-FM is licensed by the FCC to broadcast using HD Radio technology.[2] The HD-2 digital subchannel carries the urban adult contemporary format previously heard on the main channel, known as "Majic 104.9".
After a local morning drive time show hosted by Jamie Allman, the rest of the weekday schedule is made up of nationally syndicated programs, mostly from co-owned Premiere Networks: Glenn Beck, Clay Travis and Buck Sexton, Sean Hannity and Jesse Kelly, as well as Dave Ramsey and "Red Eye Radio".[3] Most hours begin with world and national news from 24/7 News Source.