KHOJ (AM)
Broadcast area | Greater St. Louis |
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Frequency | 1460kHz |
Programming | |
Format | Catholic |
Ownership | |
Owner | Covenant Network |
WRYT | |
History | |
Former call signs | KIRL (1968–2005) |
Call signmeaning | HeartOfJesus |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 7114 |
Class | B |
Power | 12,000wattsday 210 watts night |
Translator(s) | 96.7 K244FO (Crestwood) 102.9 K275CI (St. Charles) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | covenantnet.net |
KHOJ(1460kHz) is anAMradio stationbroadcasting out ofSt. Charles, Missouriwith aCatholicformat. It is part of theCovenant Network.
KHOJ's studios are located on Hampton Avenue in St. Louis, while its transmitter is located north of St. Charles.
History
[edit]KIRLwent on the air in 1968, the successor toKADY,which had previously operated on the frequency from 1958 to 1965 (and built the transmitter site used by KHOJ today). It was owned by Contemporary Media, Inc. In 1979, Contemporary Media sold KIRL to the Bronco Broadcasting Company. Bronco relaunched KIRL as a gospel music station for the African American community.Zella Jackson Priceand other pioneering announcers were on its air staff.[2]
In 2005, Bronco sold KIRL to the Covenant Network for $730,000. The sale marked the end of KIRL's gospel programming as of April 30 and scattered many of the religious programs it carried.[2]Covenant immediately relaunched the station as KHOJ with its programming.
References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for KHOJ".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^abHayes, Bernie (2005-05-06)."KIRL sold to Covenant Network".St. Louis American.Retrieved2019-06-10.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 7114 (KHOJ)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- KHOJinNielsen Audio's AM station database
- The Covenant Network
- WRYT / KHOJ Programming Schedule
- Facility details for Facility ID 144050 (K244FO)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- K244FOat FCCdata.org
- Facility details for Facility ID 153975 (K275CI)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- K275CIat FCCdata.org
- FCC History Cards for KHOJ
38°50′05″N90°28′07″W/ 38.83472°N 90.46861°W