KXBS

KXBS
Broadcast areaGreater St. Louis
Frequency95.5 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingBoost 95.5
Programming
FormatChristian Rhythmic Contemporary
SubchannelsHD2: Rhythmic adult contemporary "95.5 Jams"
HD3: Urban oldies "Foxy 106.9"
Ownership
OwnerGateway Creative Broadcasting, Inc.
KNBS, KLJY
History
First air date
1987; 37 years ago (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 ID4948
ClassC3
ERP10,500 watts
HAAT155 meters (509 ft)
Translator(s)HD3: 106.9 K295CQ (St. Louis)
Repeater(s)97.7 KQBS (Potosi, Missouri)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen via iHeart
Listen Live (HD3)
Websiteboostradio.com
foxy1069.com (HD3)
KXBS transmitter location

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.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KXBS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KXBS
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KQBS-FM