KMOX

KMOX

St. Louis, Missouri United States
Broadcast area	Greater St. Louis
Frequency	1120 kHz
Branding	1120 AM 98.7 FM KMOX
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	News/talk
Affiliations	CBS News Radio KMOV Premiere Networks Westwood One St. Louis Cardinals Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Audacy, Inc. (Audacy License, LLC)
Sister stations	KEZK-FM KFTK-FM KYKY WFUN-FM WHHL
History
First air date	December 24, 1925; 98 years ago (1925-12-24)
Former call signs	KMOX (1925–1928) KMOX-KFQA (1928–1930)
Call sign meaning	Missouri Xmas eve (station first signed on the air on Christmas Eve)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	9638
Class	A
Power	50,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	38°43′21.18″N 90°3′18.38″W / 38.7225500°N 90.0551056°W / 38.7225500; -90.0551056 (main) 38°43′24″N 90°3′12″W / 38.72333°N 90.05333°W / 38.72333; -90.05333 (KMOX (auxiliary)) (aux)
Translator(s)	98.7 K254CR (St. Louis)
Repeater(s)	102.5 KEZK-FM-HD2 (St. Louis)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via Audacy)
Website	www.audacy.com/kmox

KMOX (1120 AM) is a commercial radio station in St. Louis, Missouri. Owned by Audacy, Inc., it is a 50,000 watt Class A clear-channel station with a non-directional signal. The KMOX studios and offices are on Olive Street at Tucker Boulevard in the Park Pacific Building in St. Louis.^[2] KMOX refers to itself as "NewsRadio 1120 - The Voice of St. Louis".^[3][4] It is considered the first U.S. station to program all talk shows around the clock.^{[citation needed]}

KMOX's transmitter is located off Route 162 in Pontoon Beach, Illinois.^[5] With a good radio, KMOX's nighttime signal can be heard across most of the United States and into Mexico and Canada. However, it is strongest in the Central United States. Its daytime signal provides at least secondary coverage to most of Eastern Missouri and much of Southern Illinois. The station is also heard on KEZK's HD2 subchannel and translator 98.7 K254CR. Along with WIL-FM, KMOX is responsible for the activation of the Greater St. Louis Emergency Alert System for hazardous weather, disaster declarations, etc.,^{[citation needed]} and is the EAS primary entry point for eastern Missouri and southern Illinois.