City | Florissant, Missouri |
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Broadcast area | Greater St. Louis |
Branding | FM News Talk 97.1 |
Slogan | In Touch and Up to Date |
Frequency | 97.1 MHz FM (also on HD Radio) 97.1-2 FM "MyRedLounge" 97.1-3 FM Radio Disney |
Translator(s) | 98.7 K254CR (St. Louis) |
Repeater(s) | 1490 KFTK (East St. Louis) |
First air date | 1977 |
Format | News/Talk |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 171 meters (561 feet) |
Class | C1 |
Facility ID | 73890 |
Callsign meaning | K FM TalK |
Former callsigns | KSCF (1977–1980) KCFM (1980–1985) KLTH (1985–1989) KHTK (1989–1992) KXOK-FM (1992–2000) KFTK (2000–Present) |
Affiliations |
Westwood One Network Premiere Networks Fox News Radio |
Owner |
Emmis Communications (Emmis Radio License, LLC) |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 971talk.com |
KFTK-FM (97.1 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Florissant, Missouri, broadcasting to the Greater St. Louis media market. KFTK-FM airs a news/talk radio format and featuring local and nationally syndicated conservative hosts. Owned by Emmis Communications, the station's studios are located in the Powerhouse building at St. Louis Union Station, while the transmitter is located off Norwood Drive in O'Fallon. KFTK-FM's programming is also simulcast on AM 1490 KFTK in East St. Louis, Illinois and on FM translator station K254CR at 98.7 FM in St. Louis.
It is affiliated with Fox News Radio and on weekdays features Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, Brian Kilmeade, Coast to Coast AM with George Noory, and This Morning, America's First News with Gordon Deal. Weekends include Glenn Beck and Jonathan Brandmeier.