KYFI

KYFI
City	St. Louis, Missouri
Broadcast area	Greater St. Louis
Frequency	630 kHz
First air date	November 22, 1940 (as KXOK)
Format	Christian radio
Power	5,000 watts
Class	B
Transmitter coordinates	38°40′18″N 90°06′52″W / 38.67167°N 90.11444°W / 38.67167; -90.11444Coordinates: 38°40′18″N 90°06′52″W / 38.67167°N 90.11444°W / 38.67167; -90.11444
Callsign meaning	You Find Inspiration
Former callsigns	KXOK (1940–1994) KJSL (1994–2013)
Affiliations	Bible Broadcasting Network
Owner	Bible Broadcasting Network, Inc.
Website	BBN Radio

KYFI (630 AM) is a Christian radio station broadcasting from St. Louis, Missouri. KYFI is owned and operated by Bible Broadcasting Network, Inc.^[1]

KYFI's transmitters are located near Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison.

Program and station history

From 1994 until September 20, 2013, the station was owned by Crawford Broadcasting and held the callsign KJSL.^[1]^[2] This frequency was formerly used by KXOK, the pioneer of the Top 40 radio format in the 1960s and 1970s. While KXOK had used a number of formats, it is best remembered as being a Top 40 music format during the 1960s and 1970s. In the mid-1960s, KXOK became the number one Top 40 radio station in the country, with legendary DJ Johnny Rabbitt leading the way as the station's top personality. The station was owned by Storz Communications, notably long after the death of Todd Storz, the father of the Top 40 radio format. KXOK was changed to KJSL in June 1994 under the new ownership of Crawford Broadcasting.

Bob Wells, radio host, of the longest-running daily program The Bob Wells Show, aired on KJSL from April 1999 until May 28, 2010 with a format of news of the day: Social, Theological, and political. Wells frequently interviewed guests from the political arena, including Presidential candidates as well as local politicians. J. Bradley Young was the political consultant and also guest hosted the program along with Author William J. Federer. Voice over talent and writer Bryan Kreutz voiced a Star Trek news segment for the Monday show as a Co-Producer sharing the duties with traffic director Jen Collins-Smith. Jen Collins-Smith and Bryan Kreutz graduated from Broadcast Center in "The Hill, St. Louis" district. The Bob Wells Show during its run was the only Christian radio program in Saint Louis to allow the caller to pick the topic for the full two-hour show on Fridays titled "Free for all Fridays". Pat Knox, who has been a producer with the program for much of its run, arranged most of the interviews and guests. Bob Wells interviewed many former guests and KJSL personalities on his final week on the air, notably Tim Berends.

Bob Wells Show in the KJSL studio

Mornings with Tim & Al aired from 1994–2005 weekdays at 6–10 am. Hosted by Al Gross and Tim Berends, the show was often pre-recorded and mixed in as a live broadcast. The hosts were on-air teachers of evangelism frequently interviewing celebrities and sharing the Gospel with them. In the Spring of 2008 Tim Berends has signed on to have his own live one-hour program on Thursday nights at 8 pm (CST) titled "A million bibles for Kenya" and later re-titled to "Jesus & Tim in Las Vegas" .

Debra Peppers hosted one of the longest-running live radio program on KJSL from 1996 through May 2006 titled Talk from the Heart, a two-hour call-in interactive radio program with uplifting Christian topics. The program was produced by current KJSL Producer Pat Knox who was the lead producer for the program from July 2002 to May 2006.

In August 1998 The St. Louis Post-Dispatch published a story relating to a controversial billboard off of a major interstate near Saint Louis titled "Hell Hates Tim and Al" with flames depicted around the edges of the billboard. KJSL posted the billboard to get the word out to the public to capture the attention of potential listeners to tune in to the program "Mornings with Tim & Al".

The station's emphasis shifted briefly towards Contemporary Christian music in April 2006 as a leading theme during the rush hour drive time as well as morning commute in an effort to draw in a broad audience.

Former station logo

References

1 2 BBN Stations – KYFI BBN Radio. Accessed October 28, 2013
↑ Call Sign History fcc.gov. Accessed October 28, 2013.

External links

KYFI official website

Query the FCC's AM station database for KYFI

Radio-Locator Information on KYFI

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KYFI

Radio stations in the St. Louis market

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NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.450 162.550

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Defunct, now internet-only	KFUO-FM

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Religious radio stations in the state of Missouri

Stations	KAUF – Kennett KAYX – Richmond KBCV – Hollister KBGM – Park Hills KBIY – Van Buren KBKC – Moberly KCGR – Oran KCKE – Chillicothe KCKJ – Sarkoxie KCRL – Sunrise Beach KDJR – De Soto KDKN – Ellington KDMR – Kansas City KEXS – Excelsior Springs KFUO – Clayton KGNA-FM – Arnold KGNN-FM – Cuba KGNV – Washington KGNX – Ballwin KHOJ – Saint Charles KJAB-FM – Mexico KJCV-FM – Country Club KJTR-LP – Rolla KJXX – Jackson KKLL – Webb City KLEX – Lexington KLHM-LP – St. Joseph KLJY – Clayton KLRX – Lee's Summit KLTE – Kirksville KLUH – Poplar Bluff KMCV – High Point KMHM – Lutesville KMOZ – Rolla KMRF – Marshfield KMWC – Bethany KNEO – Neosho KNLG – New Bloomfield KNLH – Cedar Hill KNLN – Vienna KNLP – Potosi KOKS – Poplar Bluff KOZO – Branson KQOH – Marshfield KRFL-LP – Fulton KRSS – Tarkio KSCV – Springfield KSDC – Centralia KSDQ – Moberly KSIV – Clayton KSIV-FM – Saint Louis KTBJ – Festus KULH – Wheeling KVSR – Kirksville KWND – Springfield KXEN – Saint Louis KYFI – Saint Louis KYHO – Poplar Bluff WRVX – Cameron

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KYFI

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