Broadcast area | Greater St. Louis |
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Frequency | 100.3 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | 100.3 The Beat |
Programming | |
Format | Urban Contemporary |
Subchannels | HD2: Black Information Network (News) |
Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KATZ, KLOU, KSD, KSLZ, KTLK-FM, W279AQ | |
History | |
First air date | September 1961 |
Former call signs |
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Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 48958 |
Class | C3 |
ERP | 17,000 watts |
HAAT | 120 meters (394 ft) |
Translator(s) | HD2: 103.7 W279AQ (Mascoutah) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | thebeatstl.iheart.com |
KATZ-FM (100.3 MHz, "The Beat") is a commercial radio station licensed to Bridgeton, Missouri, and serving Greater St. Louis. It broadcasts an urban contemporary radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. It airs two nationally syndicated shows on weekdays: The Breakfast Club in morning drive time and Way Up with Angela Yee in middays. KATZ-FM's studios are on Foundry Way at Forest Park Avenue, off Interstate 64 in downtown St. Louis.
KATZ-FM is a Class C3 station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 17,000 watts using a directional antenna. Its transmitter is on Kin-Arc Court off Meeks Boulevard in Olivette.[2] The station broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its HD2 digital subchannel carries the Black Information Network, an all-news radio service from iHeart which feeds FM translator W279AQ at 103.7 MHz.