KFUO-FM

KFUO-FM was a classical music radio station in St. Louis, located at 99.1 MHz FM. It was branded as "Classic 99 KFUO-FM". KFUO-FM transmitted with an effective radiated power of 100 kW. KFUO-FM was among the oldest FM stations west of the Mississippi River, broadcasting since 1948. KFUO-FM's studios were located on the campus of Concordia Seminary, one of two graduate theological seminaries operated by the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS). The station was owned by the LCMS, which still owns the KFUO AM radio station. KFUO-FM's transmitter was located in Affton, Missouri.

KFUO-FM began as a listener supported station, but moved to a commercial format several years ago.

KFUO-FM was voted best classical music station in America in 2005.

KFUO-FM broadcast RBDS data, which showed:

CLASSIC99.com

KFUO-FM was sold to Gateway Creative Broadcasting in March, 2010, and approved by the FCC in May. Classic 99 ended its 62-year classical music format at 10:00 PM on July 6, 2010 after playing Beethoven's Symphony No. 9. This also ended the remaining station in St. Louis devoted completely to classical music. The new owners launched a listener-supported Contemporary Christian music format branded as Joy FM on July 7, 2010 at 7:00 AM, despite a huge outcry by the local fine arts community to keep classical music alive in the area. A petition was filed with the FCC, alleging that the pending transfer was not open to public bidding. However, on May 7, 2010, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that the FCC had approved the sale of KFUO-FM to Joy FM. The new call letters of 99.1 FM are KLJY.

KFUO

KFUO may refer to:

KFUO (AM)

KFUO (850 AM) is the longest continually operating Christian radio station in the United States. Owned and operated by The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS), KFUO boasts an array of audio resources from worship services to inspirational music to in-depth study of God's Word through programs including "The Bible Study," "Ask the Pastor," "Studio A," and "Law & Gospel." KFUO also offers syndicated short-form programs like Dr.Paul Devantier's "By The Way," Dr. Mary Manz-Simon's "Front Porch Parenting," and Concordia Seminary President Dr. Dale Meyer's "The Meyer Minute." KFUO also carries 30-minute programs each weekday from Focus on the Family.

History

Among those designated as founders of KFUO were the Rev. Prof. J. H. C. Fritz, the Rev. Richard Kretzschmar, and the Rev. Dr. Walter A. Maier. Other Lutheran Institutions connected to the start-up of the station included Concordia Seminary, the Walther League, the Lutheran Laymen's League, and the St. Louis Lutheran Publicity Association. On October 26, 1924, KFUO went on the air for the first time, broadcasting to St. Louisans the cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Clayton campus of Concordia Seminary, which would house the station's permanent studio. When KFUO officially went on the air December 14 of that year, the first broadcast originated from the attic of one of the seminary buildings. Three years later, on May 29, 1927, the studio was dedicated. KFUO became a Synodical enterprise in 1927. A sister FM station, KFUO-FM (eventually to be known as "Classic 99") was added in 1948.