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KJSL is a Christian talk
Talk radio
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 radio station
Radio station
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 broadcasting
Broadcasting
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 from St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...

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Overview

Owned and operated by Crawford Broadcasting Company, KJSL is one of 26 radio stations owned by Crawford Broadcasting
Crawford Broadcasting
Crawford Broadcasting is a family-owned media company based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. Crawford Broadcasting primarily owns radio stations mostly with Christian and Oldies/Nostalgia formats.-History:...

. This frequency was formerly used by KXOK, the pioneer of the Top 40 radio format in the 1960s and 1970s. In the mid-1960s, KXOK became the number one Top 40 radio station in the country, with legendary DJ Johnny Rabbitt leading the way as the station's top personality. Owned by Storz Communications, notably long after the death of Todd Storz
Todd Storz
Robert Todd Storz is credited with being the father of the Top 40 radio format, which Gordon McLendon then went on to perfect with great commercial success during the 1950s and 1960s.-Biography:...

, the father of the Top 40 radio format
Radio format
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. KXOK was changed to KJSL in June 1994 under the new ownership
Ownership
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 of Crawford Broadcasting.

KJSL is one of 12 Christian radio
Christian radio
Christian radio is a category of radio formats that focus on transmitting programming with a Christian message. In the United States, where it is more established, many such broadcasters play popular music of Christian influence, though many programs have talk or news programming covering...

 stations licensed to St. Louis and its metro area
Metro Area
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 according to the St. Louis Journalism
Journalism
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 review study in March 2000. KJSL is consistently the only Christian station in St Louis that offers live, local programming during drive time
Drive time
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 hours. The General Manager
General manager
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 of the station is Frank Franciosi. The Chief Board Operator for the station until the fall of 2008 was Pam Bay who co-hosted the local radio program "The Connector" which ended in the summer of 2007. Doris Canady who voices promos is also linking callers to the advertisers on both stations. Doris is the receptionist for KJSL and KSTL am stations.

Current programs

Notable on-air personalities and talents include Dr. Gina Loudon Headlining the local KJSL program lineup as a political analyst, writer, and politics expert. "The Dr.Gina Show" airs from 4-6 PM (CST) Monday through Friday. Gina received her undergraduate degree in Psychology and Communication, and her first Master’s Degree in Missouri, but ultimately her studies took her to Southern California where she studied Human Development for her second Master’s Degree, and Ph.D. Loudon is a St. Louis Tea Party member and is educating and giving a detailed understanding to Listeners who call into her program on her political stance. Her radio show primarily focuses on politics, travel, faith in action, and women's issues. Robert Wermuth produced the radio program since the start throughout the 2010 season. Since the radio program inception in June 2010 the day-to-day Engineer and Technical Producer for the Dr. Gina show is Jen Collins-Smith.
"Defending the Truth with Bob Dutko" is a daily syndicated program aired on KJSL from 12-4pm (CST). Dutko defends "Christian truth" he is the former National Press Secretary for Christian Coalition of America. He has been featured on Inside Edition
Inside Edition
Inside Edition is a thirty-minute American television syndicated news program, first aired on CBS on October 9, 1988. It was originally similar to the programs Hard Copy and A Current Affair, but now more closely resembles a condensed version of breakfast television, exclusively with pre-recorded...

 as well as many other nationally syndicated news programs in Television and Radio. "Defending the Truth with Bob Dutko" is also heard on numerous Crawford Broadcasting stations and voiced from the WMUZ
WMUZ
WMUZ is an FM radio station in the United States serving the Detroit, MI market at 103.5 MHz. The station has a contemporary Christian music and Christian talk format, known on the air as The Light...

 station in Metro Detroit, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

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Bob also hosts another program titled "The Bob Dutko Show" produced by Jan Foxx this is Detroit's #1 Christian talk radio
Talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...

 show.

Thursday nights at 7 pm and Saturday nights at 5 pm, the station airs the Revolution radio broadcast re-titled Revolution 618 in 2010 to go along with their TV program hosted by Josh and Melissa Jamison and former host Tom Blauvelt who moved on in 2010. The program is designed to help people discover who they are in Christ
Christ
Christ is the English term for the Greek meaning "the anointed one". It is a translation of the Hebrew , usually transliterated into English as Messiah or Mashiach...

, with testiomies and daily living fueled by the bible itself. Josh and Melissa Jamison were guests on the program "Searching for Truth" when it was canceled a new program was created in 2006. When the program changed to the new title the intent was to change the identity of the show with a new opening and closing soundtrack. The producer for the program is Bryan Kreutz.

"Quest for Character", hosted by Mike Dunn and Debra Peppers
Debra Peppers
Debra D. Peppers, Ph.D., is an educator, motivational speaker, television host on WTJR and radio co-host on KJSL.She was educated at the University of Alabama andWebster University ....

, airing live on Tuesday night at 6 pm, is a 1-hour program notable for having multi-talented guests and national personalities. The program is produced by Tom Ebers with Ronny Badolato as the Executive producer providing the on air content and music. Co-Producer for the program is Dan Crain with Tina Anderson as the Technical Producer. Bob Sutton was the on and off air prayer pastor for most of the early run on radio program. Recently Verna Ganz has been head of the Prayer Team.

Originally titled "Financial Peace" and now titled "More than Money" Mark Minnella began airing a financial based program regularly in 1994 which is the most listened to financial based program in the St. Louis market during the afternoon time slot.

"Right to the Doctor" with Doctor
Physician
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 Richard Cranwell Began airing in 2002 and airs live on Thursdays at 1 pm (CST). It Is the most listened to Local St.Louis program on health that is hosted by a licensed chiropractor
Chiropractor
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 in the afternoons. The program has a variety of topics dedicated to Health, Exercise, Wellness, and Nutrition
Nutrition
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 airing live from the KJSL Studio.

"Sports Crusaders-Live" with Randy Curless Began airing in May 2006 and airs live on Sundays at 8 pm (CST). It is the only live local Christian St.Louis Sports program. The program has call-in interaction throughout the broadcast with local and national sports personalities. One broadcast was aired live from Ontario
Ontario
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 Canada
Canada
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 and was a first for Sunday night programming to be aired outside the United States
United States
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 via a telephone link live. The program is produced by Danny Carter with Randy Curless as the executive producer himself.

"Visions Dreams and End Time Themes" with host Bart Druckenmiller became a new program late in the 2008 summer season. The program airs from 8-9pm (CST) live on Wednesday nights. Bart is an Author
Author
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 who has written several books notably "Dreams in the spirit" released in 1999. Bart and his wife, Sue, are presently involved in building an orphanage
Orphanage
An orphanage is a residential institution devoted to the care of orphans – children whose parents are deceased or otherwise unable or unwilling to care for them...

 in India
India
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.The program is produced by the station's veteran Board operator Tom Ebers.

"Seasons of Truth" with Pastor Garber teaches the whole counsel of God. The program is produced by Danny Carter airing Sunday nights at 6pm (CST)

"Enjoying Everyday Life" with Joyce Meyer
Joyce Meyer
Joyce Meyer is a Charismatic Christian author and speaker. Meyer and her husband Dave have four grown children, and live outside St. Louis, Missouri. Her ministry is headquartered in the St. Louis suburb of Fenton, Missouri.-Early life:Meyer was born Pauline Joyce Hutchison in south St. Louis in...

 is a syndicated program played in 46 of the states and on every continent
Continent
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 around the world. The Christian ministry is broadcasted on international
International
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 radio as well as satellite radio. The program is heard on KJSL Monday through Friday at 6:45 AM (CST) and additionally at 11:45 AM (CST). Joyce Meyer's ministry have proven enhanced life-changing programs through biblical teaching. Her ministry
Christian ministry
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 is headquartered in the St. Louis suburb of Fenton, Missouri
Fenton, Missouri
Fenton is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States, and a suburb of St. Louis. The population was 4,022 at the 2010 census.-History:Due to its proximity to fertile land and the Meramec River, the Fenton area has been inhabited for over 1,000 years...

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Program and station history

Prior to adopting its current callsign and format, the 630 frequency was used by KXOK. While KXOK had used a number of formats, it is best remembered as being a Top 40 powerhouse during the 1960's and 1970's.

Bob Wells
Bob Wells (radio host)
Bob Wells is a Christian radio talk show host for the 2 hour daily program titled " The Bob Wells Show" and Pastor of Lighthouse Christian Fellowship in South Saint Louis....

, radio host, of the longest-running daily program The Bob Wells Show, aired on KJSL from April 1999 until May 28, 2010 with a format of news of the day: Social
Social
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, Theological, and political. Wells frequently interviewed guests from the political arena, including Presidential candidates as well as local politicians. J. Bradley Young was the political consultant and also guest hosted the program along with Author William J. Federer
William J. Federer
William J. Federer is an American historian and writer. His works include George Washington Carver - His Life and Faith in His Own Words, Treasury of Presidential Quotations, American Quotations, America's God and Country- Encyclopedia of Quotations, The Faith of FDR, The Ten Commandments and their...

. Voice over talent and writer
Writer
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 Bryan Kreutz voiced a Star Trek
Star Trek
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 news segment
Segment
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 for the Monday show as a Co-Producer sharing the duties with traffic director Jen Collins-Smith. Jen Collins-Smith and Bryan Kreutz graduated from Broadcast Center
Broadcast Center
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 in "The Hill, St. Louis
The Hill, St. Louis
The Hill is a mostly Italian-American neighborhood within St. Louis, Missouri, located on high ground south of Forest Park. The official boundaries of the area are Manchester Avenue on the north, Columbia and Southwest Avenues on the south, South Kingshighway Boulevard on the east, and Hampton...

" district. The Bob Wells Show during its run was the only Christian radio program in Saint Louis to allow the caller to pick the topic for the full two-hour show on Fridays titled "Free for all Fridays". Pat Knox, who has been a producer with the program for much of its run, arranged most of the interviews and guests. Bob Wells interviewed many former guests and KJSL personalities on his final week on the air, notably Tim Berends.
Mornings with Tim & Al aired from 1994-2005 weekdays at 6–10 am. Hosted by Al Gross
Al Gross (broadcaster)
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 and Tim Berends, the show was often pre-recorded and mixed in as a live broadcast. The hosts were on-air teachers of evangelism frequently interviewing celebrities and sharing the Gospel with them. In the Spring of 2008 Tim Berends has signed on to have his own live one-hour program on Thursday nights at 8 pm (CST) titled "A million bibles for Kenya" and later re-titled to "Jesus & Tim in Las Vegas" .

Debra Peppers hosted the second longest-running live radio program on KJSL from 1996 through May 2006 titled Talk from the Heart, a two-hour call-in interactive radio program with uplifting Christian topics. The program was produced by current KJSL Producer Pat Knox who was the lead producer for the program from July 2002 to May 2006.
In August 1998 The St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is the major city-wide newspaper in St. Louis, Missouri. Although written to serve Greater St. Louis, the Post-Dispatch is one of the largest newspapers in the Midwestern United States, and is available and read as far west as Kansas City, Missouri, as far south as...

published a story relating to a controversial billboard
Billboard
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 off of a major interstate
Interstate Highway System
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 near Saint Louis titled "Hell Hates Tim and Al" with flames depicted around the edges of the billboard. KJSL posted the billboard to get the word out to the public to capture the attention of potential listeners to tune in to the program "Mornings with Tim & Al".

The station's emphasis shifted briefly towards Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...

 in April 2006 as a leading theme during the rush hour drive time as well as morning commute in an effort to draw in a broad audience. The variety of program content is geared toward Christian talk radio
Talk radio
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 and the music was phased out in the afternoons playing only in the mornings and on Sundays.

"The Paul McGuire Show", hosted by Paul McGuire, is a call-in interactive program with a Biblical world view. The syndicated show originated from KBRT, an affiliate located in Southern California. This program aired on KJSL for three hours and was retitled "Talk from the Heart" in the Spring of 2008. The program was aired in syndication on KJSL from 1998 through July 2008.

Locations

  • The KJSL AM Studio is located on the corner of Olive Blvd. and Barre Haven Drive
  • KJSL is also down the hall from another radio station in the St. Louis market owned by Crawford Broadcasting KSTL
    KSTL (AM)
    KSTL is a Christian radio station located in the St. Louis, Missouri/Illinois area in the United States. Owned and operated by Crawford Broadcasting Company.-History:...

     (690 AM).
  • KJSL's history in Creve Coeur, Missouri
    Creve Coeur, Missouri
    Creve Coeur, derived from French for "heartbreak" , is a second-ring suburb of St. Louis, located in west St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The city derives its name from Creve Coeur Lake, which is shaped like a broken heart. The population was 17,833 at the 2010 census...

    also goes back to its previous location of 1215 Fern Ridge Pkwy, Suite 220

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