KSTL (AM)
Encyclopedia
KSTL is a Christian radio
station
located in the St. Louis, Missouri
/Illinois
area in the United States
. Owned and operated by Crawford Broadcasting Company.
in downtown Saint Louis, but later moved to the Saint Louis suburbs, currently broadcasting out of the same building as KJSL. KSTL originally played only music, as its sister station KJSL had the only studio when KSTL began. KSTL expanded its format beyond Christian music and into talk radio and ministries in 1995 and shared a studio with KJSL, eventually landing its own separate studio.
. KSTL airs more than 120 top-rated National and Local programs throughout its schedule. The programs are primarily Christian teaching and preaching, along with traditional and Contemporary Christian music
and Public affairs programming.
stations in Chicago, Illinois.
The current general manager
of KSTL is Deborah E. Holmes who also hosts her own program titled "Getting to Know you" that airs on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 4:00 pm (CST). The program features local Christian leaders and personalities.
Christian radio
Christian radio is a category of radio formats that focus on transmitting programming with a Christian message. In the United States, where it is more established, many such broadcasters play popular music of Christian influence, though many programs have talk or news programming covering...
station
Radio station
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located in the St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
/Illinois
Illinois
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area in the United States
United States
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. Owned and operated by Crawford Broadcasting Company.
History
KSTL was formerly located on the historic Laclede's LandingLaclede's Landing
Laclède's Landing is a popular attraction located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.Located just north of the Eads Bridge on the Mississippi Riverfront, the Landing is a multi-block collection of cobblestone streets and vintage brick-and-cast-iron warehouses dating from 1850 through 1900, now...
in downtown Saint Louis, but later moved to the Saint Louis suburbs, currently broadcasting out of the same building as KJSL. KSTL originally played only music, as its sister station KJSL had the only studio when KSTL began. KSTL expanded its format beyond Christian music and into talk radio and ministries in 1995 and shared a studio with KJSL, eventually landing its own separate studio.
Programming
KSTL is one of 12 religious radio stations licensed to St. Louis and its metro area, according to the St. Louis Journalism review study in March 2000. KSTL is not specifically geared towards one specific religionReligion
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. KSTL airs more than 120 top-rated National and Local programs throughout its schedule. The programs are primarily Christian teaching and preaching, along with traditional and Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
and Public affairs programming.
Personnel
The first General Manager of the station in 1994 was Taft Harris. In March 2004 Taft Harris was voted one of the Most Influential African-Americans in Radio by radioink.com. Taft is the General Manager over WSRB/WYCA/WPWX Crawford BroadcastingCrawford Broadcasting
Crawford Broadcasting is a family-owned media company based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. Crawford Broadcasting primarily owns radio stations mostly with Christian and Oldies/Nostalgia formats.-History:...
stations in Chicago, Illinois.
The current general manager
General manager
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of KSTL is Deborah E. Holmes who also hosts her own program titled "Getting to Know you" that airs on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 4:00 pm (CST). The program features local Christian leaders and personalities.