KTRS (AM)

KTRS
Broadcast areaGreater St. Louis
Frequency550 kHz
BrandingThe Big Five-Fifty, KTRS
Programming
FormatTalk
NetworkABC News Radio
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • KTRS-AM License, L.L.C.
  • (KTRS-AM, L.L.C.)
History
First air date
June 26, 1922
(102 years ago)
 (1922-06-26)
Former call signs
  • KSD (1922–1983)
  • KUSA (1983–1993)
  • KSD (1993–1997)
Call sign meaning
"Talk Radio St. Louis"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID20359
ClassB
Power5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
38°39′45″N 90°7′43″W / 38.66250°N 90.12861°W / 38.66250; -90.12861
Translator(s)106.1 K291CW (St. Louis)
Links
Public license information
Webcastktrs.com/stream
Websitektrs.com

KTRS (550 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in St. Louis, Missouri. The station airs a talk radio format with some sports. The station is owned by KTRS-AM License, L.L.C., a consortium of local investors which includes actor and St. Louis native John Goodman. KTRS's studios and offices are located in Westport Plaza in Maryland Heights.

KTRS broadcasts with 5,000 watts of power, day and night. It uses a directional antenna at night to avoid interfering with other stations on AM 550. The transmitter is located near Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, Illinois.[2] KTRS can also be heard in St. Louis and its adjacent suburbs on 250-watt FM translator K291CW at 106.1 MHz.[3]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KTRS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KTRS
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/K291CW