Media in St. Louis

Overview of mass media in St. Louis, Missouri, United States

St. Louis is a major center of media in Missouri and the Midwestern United States. The following is a list of media outlets based in the city.

## Print

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### Magazines

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* Feast, local dining, monthly[1]

Gazelle Magazine

* Missouri Lawyers Weekly, regional legal news, weekly[2]
* Sauce Magazine, local dining, monthly[3]
* Yoga & Spa Magazine, fitness and lifestyle, quarterly[4]
* St. Louis Magazine, general interest, monthly[5]

### Newspapers

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The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is the city's primary newspaper, published daily.[6]

Other papers published in Greater St. Louis include:

* The St. Louis American, local African-American news, weekly[7]
* St. Louis Business Journal, business news, weekly[8]
* The Riverfront Times, progressive alternative weekly[9]
* St. Louis Jewish Light, Jewish religious news, weekly[10]
* St. Louis Reporter, Christian religious news, owned by the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, monthly[11]
* St. Louis Review, Christian religious news, owned by the Archdiocese of St. Louis, weekly[12]

The following is a list of student newspapers at colleges in Greater St. Louis:

* The University News, St. Louis University, weekly[13]
* The Current, University of Missouri–St. Louis, weekly[14]
* Student Life, Washington University in St. Louis, published Monday, Wednesday, Friday[15]
* Webster University Journal, Webster University, weekly[16]
* Pawprint, Maryville University, weekly[17]

St. Louis Community College has a student newspaper for each of its campuses:[18]

* The Forum, Florissant Valley
* The Scene, Forest Park
* The Montage, Meramec

## Digital

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Yutes Media House is a St. Louis-based digital media company focused on youth-driven content, including sports, music, culture, and community storytelling. The platform produces multimedia content such as video series, photo essays, podcasts, and articles highlighting local talent and events.[19]

InsideSTL.com is a website covering local entertainment and culture.[20]

## Radio

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The St. Louis radio market includes the city itself, six counties in east-central Missouri, and four counties in southwestern Illinois.[21] In its Fall 2013 ranking of radio markets by population, Arbitron ranked the St. Louis market 22nd in the United States.[22]

The following is a list of radio stations which broadcast from and/or are licensed to the city of St. Louis:

### AM

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Frequency  | Callsign[23] | Format[24] | City of License | Notes

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550 | KTRS | News/Talk | St. Louis, Missouri | Broadcasts from studios in Maryland Heights, Missouri
590 | KFNS | Sports | St. Louis, Missouri | Broadcasts from studios in Kirkwood, Missouri
630 | KYFI | Religious | St. Louis, Missouri | Bible Broadcasting Network
690 | KSTL | Urban Gospel | St. Louis, Missouri | \-
770 | WEW | Brokered programming | St. Louis, Missouri | \-
850 | KFUO | Religious | St. Louis, Missouri | Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
920 | KWUL | Talk | St. Louis, Missouri | \-
1010 | KXEN | Religious | St. Louis, Missouri | \-
1120 | KMOX | News/Talk | St. Louis, Missouri | \-
1380 | KXFN | Religious | St. Louis, Missouri | \-
1600 | KATZ | Urban Gospel | St. Louis, Missouri | \-

### FM

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Frequency | Callsign[25] | Format[24] | City of License | Notes

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88.1 | KDHX | Variety | St. Louis, Missouri | \-
90.3 | KWUR | Freeform | Clayton, Missouri | Washington University in St. Louis college radio; broadcasts from St. Louis[26]
90.7 | KWMU | Public | St. Louis, Missouri | University of Missouri–St. Louis; NPR
91.5 | KSIV-FM | Religious | St. Louis, Missouri | Bott Radio Network
91.9 | K220HT | Religious | St. Louis, Missouri | Translator of KAWZ, Twin Falls, Idaho[24]
92.3 | WIL-FM | Country | St. Louis, Missouri | Broadcasts from studios in Creve Coeur, Missouri
93.7 | KSD | Country | St. Louis, Missouri | \-
94.7 | KSHE | Rock | Crestwood, Missouri | Broadcasts from studios in St. Louis[27]
95.5 | KXBS | Christian Rhythmic Contemporary | Bethalto, Illinois
96.3 | WFUN-FM | Urban Adult Contemporary | St. Louis, Missouri | \-
97.1 | KFTK-FM | News/Talk | Florissant, Missouri | Broadcasts from studios in St. Louis[28]
98.1 | KYKY | Hot Adult Contemporary | St. Louis, Missouri | \-
100.3 | KATZ-FM | Classic hip-hop | Bridgeton, Missouri | Broadcasts from studios in St. Louis[29]
102.5 | KEZK-FM | Adult Contemporary | St. Louis, Missouri | \-
103.3 | KLOU | Classic Hits | St. Louis, Missouri | \-
104.1 | KMOX-FM | News/Talk | Hazelwood, Missouri | \-
104.9 | KTLK-FM | Conservative talk | Columbia, Illinois | Broadcasts from studios in St. Louis[30]
105.7 | KPNT | Modern rock | Collinsville, Illinois | Broadcasts from studios in St. Louis[31]
106.5 | WARH | Adult Hits | Granite City, Illinois | \-
107.7 | KSLZ | Top 40 | St. Louis, Missouri | \-

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Radio stations in the St. Louis metropolitan area (Missouri) and the Metro East (Illinois)

By AM frequency|

* 550
* 590
* 630
* 690
* 730
* 770
* 850
* 880
* 920
* 1010
* 1080
* 1120
* 1260
* 1280
* 1320
* 1350
* 1380
* 1400
* 1460
* 1570
* 1600

By FM frequency|

* 88.1
* 88.7
* 89.1
* 89.5
* KCFV
* KNLH
* 89.7
* KGNX
* WCBW-FM
* 89.9
* KGNA-FM
* WLCA
* 90.3
* 90.7
* 91.5
* 92.3
* 93.3
* 93.7
* 94.7
* 95.5
* 96.3
* 97.1
* 98.1
* 98.5
* 99.1
* 99.9
* 100.3
* 100.7
* 101.1
* 101.7
* 102.5
* 103.3
* 104.1
* 104.5
* 104.9
* 105.7
* 106.5
* 107.7

| LPFM|

* 92.9
* 97.5
* 99.5
* 102.9
* 106.9

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Translators|

* 91.9
* 92.7
* 94.3
* 95.1
* 95.9
* 96.7
* 98.7
* 101.5
* 101.9
* 102.9
* 103.7
* 104.5
* 105.3
* 106.1
* 106.9
* 107.1
* K296HA
* W296DR
* 107.3

NOAA Weather Radio
frequency|

* 162.45
* 162.55

Digital radio
by frequency & subchannel|

* 850
* 89.1-1
* 89.1-2
* 89.1-3
* 89.9-1
* 89.9-2
* 90.7-1
* 90.7-2
* 90.7-3
* 92.3-1
* 92.3-2
* 93.7-1
* 93.7-2
* 94.7-1
* 94.7-2
* 94.7-3
* 95.5-1
* 95.5-2
* 95.5-3
* 96.3-1
* 96.3-2
* 96.3-3
* 97.1-1
* 97.1-2
* 98.1-1
* 98.1-2
* 98.1-3
* 99.1-1
* 99.1-2
* 100.3-1
* 100.3-2
* 101.1-1
* 101.1-2
* 101.1-3
* 102.5-1
* 102.5-2
* 102.5-3
* 103.3-1
* 104.1-1
* 104.9-1
* 104.9-2
* 105.7-1
* 105.7-2
* 106.5-1
* 106.5-2
* 106.5-3
* 107.7-1
* 107.7-2

By call sign|

* K220HT
* K236CS
* K240ES
* K244FO
* K254CR
* K268CT
* K296HA
* K270BW
* K275CI
* K283CI
* K287BY
* K291CW
* K295CQ
* K297BI
* KATZ
* KATZ-FM
* HD2
* KCFV
* KCLC
* HD2
* HD3
* KDHX
* KDO89
* KEZK-FM
* HD2
* HD3
* KFAV
* KFNS
* KFNS-FM
* KFTK-FM
* HD2
* KFUO
* KGNA-FM
* KGNX
* KHOJ
* KHZR
* KJFF
* KLJY
* HD2
* KLOU
* KMOX
* KMOX-FM
* KNLH
* KPNT
* HD2
* KRAP
* KRTK
* KSD
* HD2
* KSHE
* HD2
* HD3
* KSIQ-LP
* KSIV
* KSIV-FM
* KSLQ
* KSLZ
* HD2
* KSTL
* KTJJ
* KTLK-FM
* HD2
* KTRS
* KWAP-LP
* KWEC-LP
* KWMU
* HD2
* HD3
* KWRE
* KWRH-LP
* KWUL
* KWUL-FM
* KWUR
* KXBS
* KXEN
* KXFN
* KXI70
* KXOK-LP
* KYFI
* KYKY
* HD2
* HD3
* KYRO
* W224DC
* W232CR
* W296DR
* W279AQ
* WARH
* HD2
* HD3
* WBGZ
* WCBW-FM
* WEW
* WFUN-FM
* HD2
* HD3
* WIJR
* WIL-FM
* HD2
* WLCA
* HD2
* WRYT
* WSDZ
* WSIE
* WXOS
* HD2
* HD3

Defunct|

* KFUO-FM1
* KADY (1460 AM)
* WESL/WFFX/WQQX/KFTK (1490 AM)
* KHAD/KRFT/KQQZ (1190 AM)
* WEB/WIL/WRTH/KZQZ (1430 AM)
* WTMV/WAMV/WBBR (1490 AM)
* WINU/WDID/WXOZ/WQQW (1510 AM)

Nearby regions
Cape Girardeau-Jackson
Columbia
Hannibal/Quincy
Marion–Carbondale
Mount Vernon
Springfield, IL

See also
List of radio stations in Missouri
List of radio stations in Illinois

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Notes
1\. Now internet-only.

## Television

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The St. Louis television market includes the city itself, 14 counties in east-central Missouri, and 15 counties in southwestern Illinois.[32][33] In its Fall 2018 ranking of television markets by population, Arbitron ranked the St. Louis market 21st in the United States.[22]

The following is a list of television stations that broadcast from and/or are licensed to St. Louis.

Display
Channel | Network[34] | Callsign[35] | City of License | Notes

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2.1  | FOX | KTVI (Cable 2)  | St. Louis, Missouri  | Broadcasts from studios in Maryland Heights, Missouri
2.2  | Antenna TV
2.3  | Grit
2.4  | Shop LC
4.1  | CBS | KMOV (Cable 4)  | St. Louis, Missouri  | \-
4.2  | First Alert Weather Now
4.3  | Cozi TV
4.4  | Ion Mystery
32.1  | MyNetworkTV
4.5  | The365 | KDTL-LD  | St. Louis, Missouri  | \-
32.2  | Corner Store TV
32.3  | Outlaw
5.1  | NBC | KSDK (Cable 5)  | St. Louis, Missouri  | \-
5.2  | Get
5.3  | True Crime Network
5.4  | Quest
5.5  | Nosey
5.6  | Confess
7.1  | HSN | KPTN-LD | St. Louis, Missouri  | \-
7.2  | SonLife
7.3  | Fubo Sports
7.4  | Defy | \-
7.5  | Infomercials
7.6  | Salem News Channel
7.7  | BeIN Sports Xtra
9.1  | PBS | KETC | St. Louis, Missouri  | \-
9.2  | PBS Kids
9.3  | World
9.4  | Create
11.1  | CW | KPLR-TV (Cable 11)  | St. Louis, Missouri  | Broadcasts from studios in Maryland Heights, Missouri
11.2  | Court TV
11.3  | Comet
11.4  | Rewind TV
15.1  | HSN | K15KP-D | St. Louis, Missouri  |
15.2  | QVC
15.3  | HSN2
15.4  | QVC2
15.5  | QVC3
16.1 | Daystar | KDTL-LD | St. Louis, Missouri | \-
24.1  | MeTV | KNLC | St. Louis, Missouri  | \-
24.2  | MeTV Toons
24.3  | Heroes and Icons
24.4  | Movies!
24.5  | Catchy Comedy
24.6  | Start TV
24.7  | MeTV Plus
24.8  | Story Television
24.9  | Dabl
25.1  | Visión Latina  | K25NG-D  | St. Louis, Missouri  | \-
25.2  | Three Angels Broadcasting Network
25.3  | New Tang Dynasty Television
25.4  | Defy
25.5  | American Crimes
25.6  | Oxygen
25.7  | Telemundo
25.8  | Infomercials
30.1  | ABC | KDNL-TV (Cable 12)  | St. Louis, Missouri  | \-
30.2  | TBD
30.3  | Charge!
30.4  | The Nest
33.1  | Buzzr | KBGU-LD | St. Louis, Missouri  | \-
33.2  | Defy
33.3  | Shop LC
33.4  | MtrSpt1
33.5  | Infomercials
33.6  | ShopHQ
33.7  | Jewelry TV
38.1  | HSN | K38HD-D | St. Louis, Missouri |
45.1  | Telemundo  | WODK-LD |  |
45.2  | Infomercials
45.3  | [blank]
45.4  | Infomercials
45.5  | Defy
45.6  | Fubo Sports
45.7  | [blank]
46.1  | Ion | WRBU | East St. Louis, Illinois | Broadcasts from studios in St. Louis
46.2  | Bounce TV
46.3  | Laff
46.4  | Ion Plus
46.5  | Scripps News
46.6  | Jewelry TV
46.7  | QVC
46.8  | HSN
51.1  | Daystar | KUMO-LD  | St. Louis, Missouri  | Translator of WPXS, Mount Vernon, Illinois
51.2  | Daystar Español
51.3  | Retro TV

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Broadcast television in the Greater St. Louis and Metro East Illinois areas

Full power|

* KTVI 2
* Fox
* KMOV
* 4.1 CBS
* 32.1 Independent/MyNetworkTV
* KSDK 5
* NBC
* KETC 9
* PBS
* KPLR-TV 11
* The CW
* WPXS 13
* Daystar
* KNLC 24
* MeTV
* KDNL-TV 30
* ABC
* WRBU 46
* Ion Television

Low-power|

* KDTL-LD 4.5, 32.2
* KPTN-LD 7
* K15KP-D 15
* HSN
* KEFN-CD 20
* EWTN
* KBGU-LD 33
* Buzzr
* WODK-LD 45
* Telemundo
* KUMO-LD 51
* Daystar

Outlying areas|

| Illinois|

* W29CI-D 29
* 365BLK, Salem, IL

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Defunct|

* K07SD 7
* NBC, Rolla, MO
* KACY 14

See also
Columbia/Jefferson City
Kansas City
Springfield, MO
Peoria
Quincy
Springfield, IL
Evansville
Memphis
Paducah
Terre Haute

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