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| Broadcast area | Greater St. Louis |
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| Frequency | 1600kHz |
| Branding | Hallelujah 1600 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Urban Gospel |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KATZ-FM,KLOU,KSD,KSLZ,KTLK-FM,W279AQ | |
| History | |
First air date | January 3, 1955; 70 years ago (1955-01-03) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 48968 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 6,000watts days 3,500 watts nights |
| Translator | 93.3 K227DS (St. Louis) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | hallelujah1600.iheart.com |
KATZ (1600kHz, "Hallelujah 1600") is acommercialAMradio station inSt. Louis, Missouri. It airs anurban gospelradio format and is owned byiHeartMedia, Inc. The studios are on Foundry Way nearInterstate 64 in St. Louis.
By day, KATZ is powered at 6,000watts. But at night, to protect other stations on1600 AM from interference, power is reduced to 3,500 watts. It also uses adirectional antenna with an eight-tower array. Itstransmitter is on Rock Springs Road at McKinley Avenue inWashington Park, Illinois.[2] Programming is also heard on 25-wattFM translatorK227DS at 93.3MHz. KATZ is licensed by theFCC to broadcast aHD digital (hybrid) signal.[3]
KATZsigned on the air on January 3, 1955; 70 years ago (1955-01-03). It has always had the KATZcall sign. It was targeted at theAfrican-American community in St. Louis, playingR&B andsoul music. It was anaffiliate of theMutual Broadcasting System's Black Network. Broadcasters who worked at KATZ in the 1950s and 1960s include Gloria Pritchard,Dave Dixon,Jesse "Spider" Burks, Bernard Hayes, and Willie Mae Gracy.[4]
In 1957, KATZ's ownership was transferred from the original owner, Bernice Schwartz, to Rollins Broadcasting. In 1960, Laclede Radio Inc. purchased the station. Laclede maintained control of the station until 1986. Inter Urban Broadcasting, a minority-owned and local company, purchased KATZ 1600 and its sister station KATZ-FM.[5]
Clear Channel Communications acquired KATZ in 1999.[6] Clear Channel changed its name to iHeartMedia in 2014.
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