Broadcast area | Greater St. Louis |
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Frequency | 95.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | Boost 95.5 |
Programming | |
Format | Christian Rhythmic Contemporary |
Subchannels | HD2: Rhythmic adult contemporary "95.5 Jams" HD3: Urban oldies "Foxy 106.9" |
Ownership | |
Owner | Gateway Creative Broadcasting, Inc. |
KNBS, KLJY | |
History | |
First air date | 1987 | (as WXJO)
Former call signs | WXJO (1987–1992) WFUN-FM (1992–2020) |
Call sign meaning | K X BooSt |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 4948 |
Class | C3 |
ERP | 10,500 watts |
HAAT | 155 meters (509 ft) |
Translator(s) | HD3: 106.9 K295CQ (St. Louis) |
Repeater(s) | 97.7 KQBS (Potosi, Missouri) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen via iHeart Listen Live (HD3) |
Website | boostradio.com foxy1069.com (HD3) |
KXBS (95.5 FM) is a non-commercial, listener-supported radio station licensed to Bethalto, Illinois, and serving Greater St. Louis. KXBS and sister station KQBS 97.7 in Potosi, Missouri are owned by Gateway Creative Broadcasting, and they simulcast a Christian Rhythmic Contemporary radio format known as "Boost 95.5." The radio studios for KXBS, KQBS and Christian Contemporary KLJY are on Manchester Road (Missouri Route 100) in Des Peres.
KXBS has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 10,500 watts. The transmitter is on DeBaliviere Avenue in St. Louis, just north of Forest Park.[2] KQBS has an ERP of 26,500 watts, with a transmitter located off Missouri Route 21, near Flamewood Road, in Potosi.[3] KXBS broadcasts using HD Radio technology; it airs rhythmic adult contemporary music on its HD2 subchannel and urban oldies on its HD3 subchannel.