| RelaysKATZ-HD2,Bridgeton | |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Greater St. Louis |
| Frequency | 103.7MHzFM |
| Branding | St Louis’ BIN 103.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Black-oriented news |
| Affiliations | Black Information Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Educational Media Foundation |
| Operator | iHeartMedia |
| KATZ,KATZ-FM,KLOU,KSD,KSLZ,KTLK-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | June 19, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-06-19) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 118287 |
| Class | D |
| ERP | 250watts |
| HAAT | 217 meters (712 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | stlouis |
W279AQ (103.7 FM) is aradio station inSt. Louis, Missouri, branded as "BIN 103.7". Owned byEducational Media Foundation, the station is operated byiHeartMedia via a leasing agreement. Its transmitter is located inShrewsbury and operates from studios in St. Louis south ofForest Park. It broadcasts an all-news radio format under iHeartMedia'sBlack Information Network, targeting St. Louis's African American community.
In early June 2014, W279AQ began testing its signal on the Crestwood FM Tower in Shrewsbury and began simulcastingKLOU's HD2 sub-channel, which dropped its 50s/60s hits format and beganstunting with songs featuring the word "man" in the title. On June 16, the stunting shifted to a loop ofRick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up". Finally, on June 19, at 1:03 p.m., KLOU-HD2/W279AQ flipped toActive Rock as "Louie 103-7".[2][3]
On November 19, 2015, W279AQ/KLOU-HD2 beganstunting withChristmas music.[4] At Midnight on December 28, 2015, W279AQ/KLOU-HD2 flipped to contemporary Christian as "Up 103-7".[5]
On May 24, 2017, at 6 a.m., after playing "No Man Is an Island" byTenth Avenue North, KLOU-HD2/W279AQ began stunting again, this time with songs featuring the word "magic" in the title. On May 26, 2017, at 10:37 a.m., W279AQ switched its primary feed toKMJM-FM's HD2 sub-channel, and flipped toUrban AC as "Majic 103.7", returning the heritage brand to the market for the first time since November 2014, when KMJM-FM flipped toclassic hip hop and rebranded as "The Beat" (another heritage brand in the St. Louis market). The first song on the newly revived "Majic" was "Family Affair" byMary J. Blige.[6] This is the fourth incarnation for the "Majic" branding in St. Louis, as it originated in 1979 on 107.7, then moved to 104.9 in 1997, and then to 100.3 in 2012 before the format was dropped two years later.[7][8]
On July 17, 2020, at 10 a.m., the Urban AC format and “Majic” branding was moved back to104.9 FM, displacing thealternative-formatted “ALT 104.9.” On July 27, at Midnight,KATZ-FM-HD2/W279AQ flipped to theBlack Information Network all-news service.[9][10]