KTLK-FM

KTLK-FM
Columbia, Illinois;
Broadcast area	Greater St. Louis
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	iHeartMedia; (iHM Licenses, LLC);
Sister stations	KATZ, KATZ-FM, KLOU, KSD, KSLZ, W279AQ
History
First air date	February 15, 1964; 60 years ago (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
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	13793
Class	C3
ERP	8,400 watts
HAAT	175 meters (574 ft)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	FM/HD1: 1049thepatriot.iheart.com; HD2: majic1049stl.iheart.com

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.