Country | |
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Branding | Spirit FM |
Programming | |
Format | Christian adult contemporary music |
Ownership | |
Owner | University of Northwestern – St. Paul [1] |
History | |
Launch date | 1985 [2] |
Coverage | |
Availability | Missouri |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | spiritfm.org |
Spirit FM is a network of Christian radio stations in central Missouri broadcasting Christian adult contemporary music.
Spirit FM debuted in 1985, when its first station KCVO-FM in Camdenton, near Osage Beach began broadcasting. [2] Spirit FM is currently heard on 13 full powered stations and five low powered translators. [3] Their combined footprint extends into portions of the Columbia/Jefferson City, Springfield, Kansas City and Ottumwa, Iowa, markets.
In 2023, the University of Northwestern – St. Paul, whose Northwestern Media division operates Christian radio stations in the Midwest, filed to acquire the Lake Area Educational Broadcasting Foundation. [4] The purchase, at a price of $1.25 million, was consummated on July 5, 2023.
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | ERP W | Height m (ft) | Class | FCC info |
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KCVY | 89.9 FM | Cabool, Missouri | 10,500 | 151 m (495 ft) | C3 | FCC |
KCVO-FM [lower-alpha 1] | 91.7 FM | Camdenton, Missouri | 10,000 | 133 m (436 ft) | C3 | FCC |
KCKE | 90.3 FM | Chillicothe, Missouri | 32,000 | 82 m (269 ft) | C2 | FCC |
KCKF | 91.9 FM | Cuba, Missouri | 5,000 | 76 m (249 ft) | A | FCC |
KCVZ | 92.1 FM | Dixon, Missouri | 6,000 | 100 m (330 ft) | A | FCC |
KVSR | 90.7 FM | Kirksville, Missouri | 50,000 | 143 m (469 ft) | C1 | FCC |
KCVQ | 89.7 FM | Knob Noster, Missouri | 7,700 | 70 m (230 ft) | C3 | FCC |
KCKH | 95.9 FM | Mansfield, Missouri | 8,900 | 165 m (541 ft) | C3 | FCC |
KCKZ | 103.5 FM | Moberly, Missouri | 50,000 | 102 m (335 ft) | C2 | FCC |
KCVJ | 100.3 FM | Osceola, Missouri | 6,000 | 86 m (282 ft) | A | FCC |
KCVK | 107.7 FM | Otterville, Missouri | 3,700 | 125 m (410 ft) | A | FCC |
KSJI | 91.1 FM | Saint Joseph, Missouri | 14,000 | 132 m (433 ft) | C3 | FCC |
KCVX | 91.7 FM | Salem, Missouri | 30,000 | 64 m (210 ft) | C2 | FCC |
Notes:
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | FCC info |
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K293AX | 106.5 FM | Jefferson City, Missouri | 85 | 85 m (279 ft) | D | FMQ |
K281AT | 104.1 FM | Lebanon, Missouri | 92 | 122.3 m (401 ft) | D | FMQ |
K254BU | 98.7 FM | Marshall, Missouri | 10 | 29 m (95 ft) | D | FMQ |
K274CD | 102.7 FM | Rolla, Missouri | 62 | 144.4 m (474 ft) | D | FMQ |
K208BO | 89.5 FM | Warsaw, Missouri | 15 | 67 m (220 ft) | D | FMQ |
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