KLUQ
KLUQ (93.3 FM) is a commercial radio station in Hermann, Missouri, broadcasting to the western suburbs of the Saint Louis, Missouri, area.
| City | Hermann, Missouri |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Saint Louis, Missouri |
| Frequency | 93.3 MHz |
| Branding | K-Wulf |
| Programming | |
| Format | Americana |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Dennis Wallace, Court Appointed Receiver |
| History | |
| First air date | 1985 |
| Former call signs | KNSX (1983-2007) KQQX (2007-2017) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 68579 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 96 meters (315 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | k-wulf.com |
KLUQ is currently in receivership after being repossessed from Twenty One Sound Communications, which was wholly owned by Randy Wachter, who founded the station. KLUQ is currently running on a Special Temporary Authority at a power of 1,000 Watts from a tower near Warrenton, Missouri and is simulcasting Americana music programming from KWUL 101.7 in Elsberry, Missouri. From 2017 to January 2019 it aired a format of hard Christian rock music. From 1996-2016, the station aired a successful alternative Rock format under the KNSX and later KQQX call letters as "93X"
History
KLUQ began in Steelville, Missouri in 1985 as KNSX on 96.7 MHz, with a power of 3,000 watts. In 1996, the station completed an upgrade to a Class C2 facility, giving it a signal covering a wide area of Eastern and Central, Missouri. In 2007, KNSX changed its call letters to KQQX, and in 2011, they received authorization from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to change their city of license from Steelville to Hermann, Missouri, and move their tower closer to the St. Louis Metropolitan area, and upgrade output power to a full 50,000 watts.
The FCC reported on August 14, 2017 that the station had changed its call sign to WLUQ, although all evidence of this change was removed from the FCC's records on September 5, 2017. However, the station did change its call sign to KLUQ on September 8, 2017.
Digital broadcast
KNSX was one of the first FM stations that was digitally automated with no live DJs. The station also was a pioneer under Randy Wachter's ownership with webcasting a live feed online via Real Audio, of which KNSX was among the top 10 most-listened-to webstreams in 1997-1998.
External links
- KLUQ in the FCC's FM station database
- KLUQ on Radio-Locator
- KLUQ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database