General Information
KMOX, The Voice of St. Louis, is an AM radio station broadcasting in St. Louis, Missouri. It is a 50 kW clear channel radio station assigned to frequency 1120kHz. With clear channel status, its nighttime signal can be heard in most of the continental US. KMOX operates as "Newstalk 1120".
KMOX is currently owned by Infinity Broadcasting. KMOX's transmitter is located in Pontoon Beach, Illinois.
History
KMOX began operating in 1925. The call letters KMOX are said to represent Missouri (MO) and the fact that the station began operating on Christmas Eve 1925 (X-mas). In the station's first broadcast, the mayor of Kirkwood, Missouri, where the station's transmitter was located, called the station "St. Louis' Xmas Gift to the World". In 1927, it was one of the sixteen original stations in the CBS network. CBS eventually bought KMOX.
Robert Hyland Jr. was CBS Regional Vice-President and General Manager of KMOX for forty years. It was Hyland who changed the KMOX format in 1960 to news and information, made KMOX the legendary and dominant station in the St. Louis market for decades, and arguably started talk radio on February 29, 1960 when Jack Buck hosted the first "At Your Service" program. Hyland was a civic leader and known for his imperious style.
For many years, KMOX broadcast using C-QUAM AM stereo, but stereo transmissions ended in the spring of 2000.
The former KMOX-FM 103.3MHz, now operates as KLOU
The former KMOX-TV channel 4, now operates as KMOV
Personalities
A list of notable broacasters who worked at KMOX:
External Link
Official website
