It is one of the only radio stations audible from coast to coast, thanks to its Class A 50kw clear channel AM signal. In recent years, it added an FM signal at 104.1 MHz in greater St. Louis. Combined, KMOX Radio continues to serve the Show-Me State’s eastern half and Southern Illinois with important information each broadcast day.
Now, Audacy Inc. is celebrating its station’s centennial.
In fact, today (11/20) is “KMOX Day,” saluting the longtime 1120 kHz dial position from KMOX-AM, a facility one can still hear in Florida, New York and California on a given night.
The fete features more than 10 hours of special programming featuring current and former KMOX talent, as well as the recognition of 12 station pioneers. They include former KMOX General Manager Robert Hyland (1955-1992); sports broadcaster Bob Costas; former station hosts Jack Carney, Rex Davis, Bob Hardy, Anne Keefe, John McCormick and Jim White; former St. Louis Cardinals play-by-play announcers Jack Buck, Harry Caray and France Laux; and former St. Louis Blues play-by-play announcer Dan Kelly.
Special broadcasts were scheduled from 8am-6:30pm Central on November 20.
“For 100 years, KMOX has kept St. Louis informed and connected, a legacy we are incredibly proud of,” said Becky Domyan, Senior Vice President and Market Manager for Audacy Inc. in St. Louis. “We now honor the pioneers who helped build this station. They are the definitive voices and leaders who became synonymous with KMOX and defined a century of service. We look forward to building on their foundation and continuing to serve as the home for news St. Louisans rely on for the next hundred years.”
Special recognition will also be given to the “Hillbilly Music Era” of the 1930s through the 1950s. Before shifting to news and talk, KMOX was a Full Service radio station that very much included the music of the Ozarks and Appalachia.
While November 20 is KMOX Day, the station did not sign on the air until Christmas Eve 1925. It was owned by CBS across its entire existence until the merger of CBS Radio with Entercom, now Audacy.
