KATZ-FM

KATZ-FM
Broadcast areaGreater St. Louis
Frequency100.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding100.3 The Beat
Programming
FormatMainstream urban
SubchannelsHD2: Black Information Network (News)
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
KATZ, KLOU, KSD, KSLZ, KTLK-FM, W279AQ
History
First air date
September 1961 (1961-09)
Former call signs
  • WOKZ-FM (1961–1978)
  • WZEN (1978–1979)
  • WZEN-FM (1979–1988)
  • KATZ-FM (1988–1995)
  • KNJZ-FM (1995–1996)
  • KATZ-FM (1996–2009)
  • WSDD (2009–2011)
  • WSGX (2011–2012)
  • KBWX (2012)
  • KMJM-FM (2012–2017)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID48958
ClassC3
ERP17,000 watts
HAAT120 meters (394 ft)
Translator(s)HD2: 103.7 W279AQ (Mascoutah)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitethebeatstl.iheart.com

KATZ-FM (100.3 MHz, "The Beat") is a commercial radio station licensed to Bridgeton, Missouri, and serving Greater St. Louis. It broadcasts a mainstream urban radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. It airs two nationally syndicated shows on weekdays: The Breakfast Club in morning drive time and Way Up with Angela Yee in middays. KATZ-FM's studios are on Foundry Way at Forest Park Avenue, off Interstate 64 in downtown St. Louis.

KATZ-FM is a Class C3 station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 17,000 watts using a directional antenna. Its transmitter is on Kin-Arc Court off Meeks Boulevard in Olivette. The station broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its HD2 digital subchannel carries the Black Information Network, an all-news radio service from iHeart which feeds FM translator W279AQ at 103.7 MHz.