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Radio stations in the Saint Louis, Missouri market are either owned or heavily influenced by a religious organization. The three types of religious affiliations among the stations are: religious stations owned by non-religious organizations; religious stations owned by churches; and commercial stations owned by religious organizations. Most local religious radio stations do not have newscasts and analysis. Many stations air mild formats focusing on Bible stories and scripture reading. Stations that offer news and news analysis seem politically inflammatory especially when it comes to a woman's right to a safe and legal abortion.

The article presents an opinion on the audience rankings of radio stations in Saint Louis, Missouri. The rise of KTRS to the top five is attributed to the broadcast of the Saint Louis Cardinals' baseball game. Advertisers are interested in the 25-54 age group, but the 12-plus age group provides a snapshot of overall performance by radio stations.

The article profiles George Woods, new host in KTRS who replaced the ousted Scott Hasick and Casey Bartholomew in St. Louis Missouri. He is settling into a show that sounds a bit like a more lighthearted version of "Total Information AM" on KMOX, which is exactly opposite of the approach KTRS management originally acquired. Woods is the previous host of "AM Kansas City" on KCMC and is proud that he held down the job for three-and-a-half years. One big advantage is that Woods is not completely ignorant of St. Louis like the former hosts, since Kansas City is at least in the same level.

This article presents ratings of several radio stations. KTRS fell to 15th place 25-to-54 and is now the No. 3 talk station in town. "The Paul Harris" show in the afternoon on KMOX jumped from 11th in Fall 2003, to third place. KMOX was also 12th 25-to-54 from 3-7 p.m. in the Summer Book, so Harris has made a big impact. Meanwhile, on KTRS, in mid-days 25-to-54, the station has dropped from a 4.4 to a 2.2. The daypart includes Scott St. James and McGraw Milhaven. KFTK jumped ahead of KTRS, more than doubling its audience in one year. Those numbers are even more amazing when one considers that KFTK lost morning host Jamie Allman to the St. Louis Archdiocese. KYKY has made an amazing rebound and now is the clear leader over format competitor WVRV. KMOX has just taken delivery on a new transmitter and will begin broadcasting in HD soon. Unlike television, HD radio is "inband," so one will turn to the same spot on the dial to hear the favorite station. TV requires a switch to a completely different channel to watch the station.

It was already the sweetest deal in Saint Louis, Missouri, radio. Now, it's a three-layered chocolate cake with fudge syrup on top. Frank O. Pinion, John Craddock in real life, is one of a handful of personalities who successfully 'broker' their time. In other words, Craddock is compensated by KTRS through a prescribed amount of commercial time instead of a salary. Craddock sells his own commercials, hires and pays his own air staff and keeps the rest. At his request, "The Large Morning Show in the Afternoon" is getting smaller by an hour. The show airs from 3 to 6:30 p.m.

The article examines the remarkable run of ratings success for radio station KMOX in Saint Louis, Missouri. The station has had the highest Arbitron ratings of any station in the Saint Louis market every month since May, 1968. Employees of the station credit Robert Hyland, the station's general manager at that time, for the decisions that led to ratings success.

The author offers opinions on radio broadcasting. Satellite radio is favorably compared to the broadcasting offered by conventional radio stations, and an optimistic economic forecast for satellite radio after a merger of companies XM and Sirius is given. A hope is expressed that a Saint Louis, Missouri station will hire Dodie Mathews, an unemployed disc jockey. Radio station KZQZ in Saint Louis is described, along with its owner, former strip club owner and convicted felon Robert Romanik.

The article focuses on the history of radio station KXOX in Saint Louis, Missouri. The station's 1955 relocation to a two acre site known as Radio Park is described, and a list of its disc jockeys at that time is given. Former employees recall the station, its site, and their experiences working there. The station eventually moved to a suburban location in 1970.

The article evaluates the ratings for radio stations in the St. Louis, Missouri market for January-April, 2008. Station KMOX has had the highest ratings in the market for 32 consecutive years, and led again in this period. It is increasingly challenged by station KEZK, which trailed by a very narrow margin in the latest ratings. A listener survey indicates that KMOX has been hurt by its loss of the radio broadcasts of games of the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team. The station's news broadcasts continue to attract a large audience.

The article focuses on Patty Wente, the general manager of the KWMU radio station in St. Louis, Missouri. Information about her work to raise funds for a building for the station is provided and her comments on the station's finances are offered. Quotes from Wente's coworkers on her working style and attitude are included, such as comments from Mary Edwards, who produces the show "St. Louis On The Air," and Don Marsh, the show's host. The public opinion and communication skills of Wente are also examined.

In this article the author reflects on the evolution of radio in the U.S. Users are discovering new music online, through digital downloads, as well as satellite and Internet radio. The author states that radio is technologically inferior and fewer people are receiving their news on the radio. Also presented are demographic statistics of radio listeners.

The article focuses on digital radio services, also known as "HD radio." Digital radio technology allows new stations to broadcast in vacant spaces in the frequency band. It provides a clearer signal, roughly equivalent to current FM transmission. Radios with digital technology can also receiver other wireless communications to accompany the signal, such as text information. Large radio firms such as Clear Channel and Entercom hope digital radio will compete with satellite radio.

This article reports on the sale of WGNU of Missouri to BDJ Radio Enterprises. WGNU was created by Chuck Norman, who allowed a variety of eccentric hosts on the air. The author is also critical of radio host Lizz Brown and questions the direction of the radio industry as a whole as it adapts to a new era.

The article focuses on Phil Leslie, a man from St. Louis, Missouri who made a name for himself in radio writing. After submitting some jokes to radio comedian Al Pearce for "The Al Pearce Show," broadcast on NBC, he was offered a writing job. He also wrote scripts for the "Major Hoople Show" and Victor Borge's "Kraft Music Hall." He provided material to Don Quinn, who wrote for the "Fibber McGee and Molly" show, and eventually began writing whole programs. Marian and Jim Jordan were the leads on the program. Quotes by Leslie from the book "Heavenly Days: The Story of Fibber McGee and Molly," by Charles Stumpf, are included.

The article focuses on controversial remarks made by radio broadcasters, and presents news briefs about radio stations in the Midwestern United States. The case of radio host Don Imus making racist and sexist comments about the members of the Rutgers University women's basketball team on the air is mentioned. "Elvis and JV," disc jockeys on WFNY in New York were fired after making racist comments about Chinese Americans. Gregg "Opie" Hughes and Anthony Cumia of XM Satellite radio were suspended for laughing at derogatory comments made on-air by a listener. Advice from radio personality Mancow Muller, published in the magazine "Radio Ink," and advocating for responsibility in radio broadcasting, is presented.

The article presents news briefs related to the newspaper, radio, and television industry in the greater St. Louis, Missouri area. Lee Enterprises Inc. has removed eight publisher positions at the "Suburban Journals." Greg Edwards, former editor for "Belleville News-Democrat," is a reporter for the "St. Louis Business Journal." The annual reunion for the former women staffers of the "St. Louis Globe-Democrat" will be held on June 23, 2007.

The author reports on the career of Bettye Robinson at St. Louis, Missouri radio station WESL. Robinson was hired as a receptionist at the radio station in 1974 and worked there for over 30 years. Various changes have occurred at the radio station since Robinson started in the 1970s. The radio station changed programming and management a few times throughout the years. At various times the radio station played popular music, gospel and blues. The programming changed with the station's ownership.

The author discusses the change which has occurred in radio programming. Local radio stations with disc jockeys who talk about local events and music have been replaced by radio stations who are on air to sell and advertise, not to entertain listeners. The author feels radio stations have lost the ability to build a loyal fan base. Satellite radios and MP3 players are giving listeners the ability to listen to whatever they want. The author asks why would he want to listen to music chosen by someone who lives in another part of the country. The author wants disc jockeys to talk to him about his own community.

The article presents an opinion on the transformation of the WSSM smooth jazz radio station to an urban popular music station called WARH "The Arch" in Saint Louis, Missouri. The format change recognizes that African Americans comprise 18 percent of the market. The Arbitron audience survey reveals WARH was number one among audiences aged 25-54 and 35-64.

The article describes the career of radio personality Anne Keefe, the only woman to work at the KMOX radio station in Saint Louis, Missouri. She entered the male-dominated KMOX at age 50, and considered herself mature enough to handle discrimination from male radio personalities. Her career included stints at the WHAM radio station in New York as a radio actress and at a television station as host of the shows "Anne's Attic" and "Romper Room". She retired from broadcasting after 17 years at KMOX.

The article offers new briefs related to radio broadcasting in the U.S. Clear Channel St. Louis company introduces the HD radio, a new technology which changes the way AM and FM signals are transmitted from analog to digital. It opens a myriad programming possibilities, with each current FM station able to provide its signal, offering at least two more formats. Veteran broadcaster Jim Ellis died at a Detroit hospital at an age of 45. Broadcasting personality Kevin McCarthy has made it to the Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame. Radio disc jockey Chris Pilnic was offered a job at the legendary WLW radio station.

The article profiles Gil Newsome, a radio disc jockey in Saint Louis, Missouri. He got his first radio job when he was still a college student. He worked as a fill-in announcer for the Glenn Miller Band on the "Chesterfield Time" radio broadcast on CBS Broadcasting Inc. in the 1940s. He was hired as the first master of ceremonies for "Coca Cola's Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands," a national broadcasting job he held for four years. He hit St. Louis in 1945, taking a deejay at KWK radio station. He stayed at the station for 16 years. He became the voice of St. Louis teenagers over his years at KWK. The Mound City Press Club honored him for promoting teenage race relations.

The article provides information about religious organizations that operate several radio stations in the U.S. Covenant Network, in Missouri and Illinois alone, holds licenses for more than 141 frequencies, most of which operate on relatively low power as frequency modulation translators or low power stations. Assist Ministry and Edgewater Broadcasting also owns more than 100 frequencies each in the two states. Community Broadcasting, a Kansas-based company, owns nine radio stations in Missouri and is often referred to as Bott Broadcasting and has more than 55 lower power transmitter licenses in Missouri and Illinois. This means that these companies can spread their messages throughout the country without incurring the expenses associated with basic terrestrial radio stations.

The article presents an interview with Dee Lee, morning host of the radio program "The Beat," on 100.3 FM, regarding his reality show and his passion for the job. Lee claims that he wants to be the black Howard Stern. He admits that he uses humor, sometimes based on black and white stereotypes, which sometimes offends listeners. Due to his popularity, it is asserted that he can land stars like Russell Simmons, R. Kelly, and Jay Z. He has become known for not being scared to ask tough questions that the public expect like asking Simmons about his divorce. Dee says reality shows are the in-thing on television now, and for that he decided to bring the concept to the airwaves.

The article discusses how Harry Gibbs got started in the radio business with the help of copywriter and show producer Chuck Barnhart. One time, Gibbs needed a job badly that he asked help from Barnhart. Barnhart, along with "Saint Louis Post-Dispatch" drama critic Jack Balch helped Gibbs by recommending him to one of their acquaintances. They referred Harry to Mike Henry at WTMV and eventually got in. The career of Harry in broadcasting is usually associated with his years on KSD-TV Channel 5 as Texas Bruce, host of the Wranglers' Cartoon Club. At WTMV, he had an 11 in the morning program which where he talked to himself and to anybody who was listening for an hour.

The article focuses on the popularity of dance music as a form of entertainment over the radio in the U.S. The first live band broadcast was in Detroit on September 14, 1920, with Vincent Lopez as the first bandleader to be heard regularly on the radio. In 1930s, radio stations would broadcast live remotes of the bands playing at the Meadowbrook Country Club in suburban Overland. In that era, St. Louis was fraught with the economic turbulence of the Great Depression. Few people had discretionary income, and the radio provide a cost-free diversion from life's problems. It also provided free entertainment and escapism. Ironically, radio experienced tremendous growth.

The article presents news briefs related to radio broadcasting in the U.S. Radio personality Terry Dailey is no longer a part of a popular response show that was broadcast on radio station KTRS. The response show's host Frank O. Pinion was told to dismiss Dailey, or management would do it for him. Radio personality Kevin McCarthy's travel show has been doing well. Several radio stations want to broadcast the Kevin and Sue McCarthy Travel Show. Radio station KYKY has seen a significant decrease in ratings over the past few months.

The article reports developments related to radio broadcasting in the U.S. Director of programming and Operations Steve More vows that KMOX will strengthen its image as the place to turn for news and information. On the other hand, the practice of syndicating morning shows from outside the market has reached an all-time high with Clear Channel's "The Bull" (93.7 FM) ousted morning man Craig Cornett and has replaced him with Premiere Radio Networks' "Big D and Bubba Show" produced in Nashville. Meanwhile, word on market street is that Infinity's KYKY (98.1 FM) may be about to switch to the "Jack" format sweeping the industry.

Presents trends and developments affecting radio broadcasting in St. Louis, Missouri. Decision of Emmis Communications Corp. of selling WRDA 'Red' 104.1 FM radio station to Radio One; Decision of WVRV 101.1 FM to fire KSDK (Channel 5) traffic anchor Kathleen Englund for negligence of her duties; Details of the death of KSHE radio station promotions director Abigail Pollay.

The article is about the Gateway Arch building in Saint Louis, Missouri. Gateway Arch was completed 40 years ago this fall of 2005, launching a billion-dollar building-boom downtown. There is an "Arch" in town, and it is having a pretty big impact on the radio scene. Bonneville's WARH (106.5 FM) is a variation on the "Jack" format sweeping the country. The station plays a wide variety of songs from the past three-plus decades and bills the format as "Whatever We Want".

The article presents news items related to radio journalism in the United States as of July 2005. Broadcaster Jamie Allman has returned to the morning slot on KFTK FM radio station. KTRS AM station's sportscaster John Hadley was criticized for taking a job with the Saint Louis Rams football team while working at the station. "Saint Louis Post-Dispatch" newspaper reported that talks about the future of Saint Louis Cardinals baseball team on KMOX had broken down and that Infinity, the parent company of KMOX, had yanked its offer from the table.

This article looks into the achievements of gospel singer Columbus Gregory in radio broadcasting. After a railroad job was not working out, Gregory realized that his skills at packaging radio time and at entertaining were developing. In 1963 Gregory went to KXLW as a gospel announcer. He later worked for more than 25years as a gospel music disc jockey on KIRL. Gregory's quest to minister through gospel music on the radio kept him on the air well past the standard retirement age of 65, and he prided himself in the fact that people who listened could never tell how old he was.

Presents a letter to the editor reporting on events occurred during the time of journalist Tom Langmyer working for radio station KMOX.

The article reports that evangelist Joyce Meyer gets plenty of media exposure on her own with paid-airtime preaching in broadcasts across Missouri. Her radio program is broadcast by almost 400 radio stations. Revenue for the ministry comes from sales of books, videotapes, cassettes and fees for conferences, including one for Christian women slated for September 29-October 1, 2005 at the downtown Edward Jones Dome. Meyer holds an honorary doctorate of divinity degree from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and a doctorate in theology from Life Christian University in Tampa, Florida. She began religious teaching and preaching in 1976 and entered full-time ministry in 1980. Despite her heavenly mission and Christian message, Meyer has not escaped "negative people" or criticism of her activities from a variety of quarters. Among her critics are tax collectors and religious-ministry watchdog groups. The Wall Watchers Ministries Watch has consistently given Joyce Meyer's operation low marks in ratings for financial transparency.

The article presents several news related to radio broadcasting. Amid speculation that other stations might be changing format, Bonneville's "Smooth Jazz" 106.5 FM caught the industry by surprise and made the switch first. Now "106.5 The Arch" plays what is described in some circles as an eclectic. The Arch will not win listeners by simply regurgitating the tired rock records that have been forced down our throats for 30 years. The person in charge of the music needs to take the time to go over the music log by hand, rather than just putting it all in a computer and letting it spit out a play list. In a sign of the times, management simply copied the music wholesale from the hard drive at the Bonneville station in Phoenix and simply plugged it in here. Smooth Jazz personalities Rick Sanborn, Terry Fox, Jonnie King and Debbie Alexander were all let go upon the format change and told they could apply for their jobs again. decade. Combining many genres, the pop stations of KHTR and KWK combined often had a bigger audience than the rock stations of the era.

The article focuses on music radio. Music radio is steadily losing ground to the iPod and the Internet. Music fans can download and play back only what they want to hear, without annoying deejays and endless commercials. Some radio industry vets feel that way as technology is edging out the dial, whatever they have learned is outdated. Some radio geniuses think they have found the answer in "Jack." "Jack" is the new hot format in an industry looking for a quick fix. It is on the air in at 105.1 FM in Kansas City and on 104.5 FM in Indianapolis. It can be heard from New York to California. During the last weekend in March, rumors flew that KYKY, WVRV or KHIT were about to flip to "Jack FM." So each station moved to head off the other, introducing some of the elements of the format, including a slogan along the lines of "playing whatever we want." It was interesting to see listeners trying to guess what was coming next. Reference is also made to the use of digital sound recording in the field of music recordings.

These are challenging days for the radio industry. Two radio giants are reporting huge losses, amid increased competition for advertising dollars and listeners. Viacom, the media conglomerate that owns Infinity Broadcasting, CBS, MTV and Paramount, posted an 18.4-million dollar loss for the fourth quarter of 2004. Locally, Infinity operates KMOX (1120 AM) KE2K (102.5 FM) and KYKY (98.1 FM). Viacom executives are on record as saying they hope to sell the stations outside the top 25 markets. St. Louis, Missouri ranks 20th, but that hasn't stopped speculation that the St. Louis, Missouri stations may be on the block.

This article focuses on career profile of Sheila Moseley in radio broadcasting. Her first appearance on radio here came after a series of developments that appeared on the surface to be unrelated. She came home in the summer of 1941 after her freshman year at Smith College, where the school was building a radio station. Her mother, who had been taking a writing course at Washington University, had written a 15-minute play that was to be broadcast on KFUO. Moseley's father decided she wouldn't be going back to school in the fall because he believed the U.S. would soon be involved in war. Her first job that really paid was a direct outgrowth of the Philomathians. She worked as an actress on a couple episodes of the "Land We Live In," the Union Electric weekly drama on KMOX. She also did voice work on WEW and the "Mary Lee Taylor Show," a national production of Gardner Advertising for its client, Pet Milk. At WEW in the early 1940s, she was paid a starting salary of $15 a week as music director, choosing the selections to be played on the air.

Anyone who checks out the history of radio in Saint Louis, Missouri, will come across multiple references to WTMV. It was, in hindsight, the little station that made a big impression. Assigned the afterthought frequency of 1490 back in the mid-'30s, WTMV set out to become a station for everyone. It made a big impression on listeners early on by broadcasting short news reports every hour. This was during a time known as the 'press-radio war' when newspapers tried to prevent radio from broadcasting news, but the tiny station figuratively thumbed its nose at the printed press.

Presents a brief history focused on the broadcasting of radio drama in Saint Louis, Missouri. Initiative of KMOX of airing "The Land We Live In,"the first radio drama in Saint Louis; Theme of the radio program created by Kensinger Jones; Recounting of how episodes of the program were written and presented to radio audiences.

Comments on developments related to radio broadcasting in Saint Louis, Missouri. Update on Steve Shannon and D.C. Chymes, former broadcasters for the WMLL station in Saint Louis, Missouri; View of a listener on the discussions at the "Paul Harris Show at KMOX; Protest of older listeners at WIL FM station due to the arrival of Cornbread from Wichita; Debate regarding the ratings of radio programs.

Reports on study findings showing a decline in radio listenership among adults in the United States. Finding of largest decline among women ages 18-24; Similar decline noted in local cable news audience.

Several news reports pertaining to radio broadcasting in Saint Louis, Missouri, gathered as of August 2004, are presented. The KMOX radio station has announced that five-year KTRS veteran Paul Harris will take over the 2-6 p.m. slot. Harris replaces the ousted McGraw Milhaven, and also takes over the hour formerly occupied by Larry Conners. David Craig, formerly of the WIL radio station, has moved over to KLOU 103.3 FM. Long time oldie disc jockeys Jackie McCoy and Maynard Horlick were considering legal action against KLOU for using the phrase 'The Home of Backseat Memories'.

This article focuses on developments pertaining to radio broadcasting in the Saint Louis, Mississippi area, reported as of June 2004. Radio broadcaster Cornbread and Pat James will be the new host of the morning program of the WIL radio station. The duo will replace David Craig, who has held down the WIL morning slot for 16 years. Chuck Norman, owner of the WGNU radio station, died on May 17, 2004. He was a throwback to the days of individual owners who would play a very active role in operations. Staffers gathered in the studio and applauded as KMOX afternoon co-host McGraw Milhaven finished his last shift on May 29, 2004.

This article comments on the decision of Saint Louis, Missouri-based radio broadcaster David Craig to leave his station base WIL. Craig has held the morning slot for the number one country station since 1988. The audience share enjoyed by the radio station is partly attributed to Craig. The author asserts that throughout his term, he has never failed to consider the pulse of the music-listening public. The station management is looking for replacements. In other news, broadcaster Guy Phillips celebrated his silver anniversary at radio station KYKY. Afternoon slot radio personality Eric Mychael has been appointed as manager for operations at Norfolk, Virginia-based WOWI-FM. The annual list of the most influential radio talk shows has been released. Charles Brennan, host of syndicated radio program "Talkers Magazine" has been adjudged as the most influential radio talk show host in the United States.

This article presents a historical background on radio broadcasting in Saint Louis, Missouri. Radio station WIL began operation in 1959. Audience share was made up of a growing share from the baby boom generation due to the changing face of popular culture. Competition was starting among stations as the radio media began a shift to popular music initiated by the Top 40 format. The music format in WIL, coupled with wordy disc jockeys, are in trouble of losing to the competition. This era introduced Jack Carney to the local entertainment industry. Other disc jockeys like Dick Clayton are still enjoying a loyal following and commanded a share of advertising income. In radio broadcasting, the jockey's talent was essential to the success of the show. And each one carried with him a signature radio hosting style. Other talents were added to the station's roster.

This article reports on developments pertaining to the radio station operations in the U.S., of March 2004. The so-called wardrobe malfuntion incident involving Janet Jackson has made a negative impact on radio programming and the concept of radio censorship, as well. More changes occur at the KFTK (97.1 FM) as Emmis continues to cut costs amidst a ratings slide. The station released Jason Mack, who is better known as a rock deejay, and shuffled the line-up again. After 22 years, Rick Dees of KIIS-FM Los Angeles said that he will no longer do the morning show. He will insted continue his syndicated music countdown show. Tom Langmyer, vice president and general manager for the KMOX is pleased to announce some additions to the staff.

Reports on developments concerning radio broadcasting in Saint Louis, Missouri as of February 2004. Radio host Charles Jaco's decision to leave KFTK (97.1 FM) effective February 3; Reasons why Jaco resigned from KFTK; Clear Channel's decision to broadcast old favorites from the 1960s; Kelly Hatmaker's promotion to managing editor at KMOX.

report son the decline of radio listenership in Saint Louis, Missouri. Factors contributing to the decline; Popularity of radio host Frank O. Pinion; Radio hosts' belief that listeners turn their radios to a specific station just to listen to them; Dissatisfaction of radio listeners.

Reports that Essential Information, a public interest group, has challenged the broadcast licenses of radio stations owned by Clear Channel Communications. Challenging of the licenses on character issues; Claims that the company violates ethical standards required by the Communications Act of 1934.