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. KMOX refers to itself as "NewsRadio 1120 - The Voice of St. Louis". It is considered the first U.S. station to program all talk shows around the clock.
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| Broadcast area | Greater St. Louis |
| Frequency | 1120 kHz |
| Branding | 1120 AM 98.7 FM KMOX |
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| Language(s) | English |
| Format | News/talk |
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First air date | December 24, 1925 |
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Call sign meaning | Missouri Xmas eve (station first signed on the air on Christmas Eve) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 9638 |
| Class | A |
| Power | 50,000 watts |
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| Translator(s) | 98.7 K254CR (St. Louis) |
| Repeater(s) | 102.5 KEZK-FM-HD2 (St. Louis) |
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| Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) |
| Website | www |
KMOX's transmitter is located off Route 162 in Pontoon Beach, Illinois. 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., and is the EAS primary entry point for eastern Missouri and southern Illinois.