Broadcast area St. Louis, Missouri Facility ID 5281 City of license De Soto Sister stations KZQZ, KFTK | First air date 1968 (as KHAD) Frequency 1190 kHz AM Area St. Louis | |
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Slogan Hot Talk and Kool Killer Kountry Power 10,000 watts day
650 watts night Former callsigns KHAD (1968-2000)
KRFT (2000-2009) Format Talk radio, Classic country Owner Insane Broadcasting Company | ||
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KQQZ (1190 AM) is broadcasting a talk format. Licensed to Fairview Heights, Illinois, United States, it serves the St. Louis area. The station is currently owned by Entertainment Media Trust, Dennis J. Watkins, Trustee.
KQQZ's transmitter is located near Pontoon Beach.
KQQZ has a construction permit to change nighttime power to 650 watts using a two-tower directional antenna; daytime power would remain at 10,000 watts using a five-tower directional antenna. The station broadcasts with a pattern to the southwest, to protect other stations broadcasting on or near 1190 in neighboring states, as well to protect Class-A clear-channel stations KEX in Portland, Oregon, and XEWK-AM in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, at night. The station was formerly licensed to DeSoto, Missouri.