KPNT
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KPNT is a commercial radio station
licensed to Collinsville, IL, broadcasting to the St. Louis, Missouri
area on 105.7 FM
. KPNT airs a mainly modern rock
music format with just a hint of active rock
branded as "The Point".
On March 6, 1991, KSTZ was rebranded as "The Fox" with a new set of call letters, KFXB to better match new branding. KFXB began a simulcast on sister station WFXB (now WXOS on 101.1 FM).
The simulcast was broken in February 1993, when KFXB adopted the current call letters, KPNT, with a modern rock music format, partly inspired by the runaway success of Saint Louis's first full-time alternative rock music station, KYMC, a small non-profit station broadcasting out of Ballwin.
In 2006, KPNT expanded the playlist to include a wider variety of modern rock artists with still a strong emphasis on active rock leaning artists. The new slogan, "Everything Alternative" was adopted to promote this change.
after the station merged with then Extreme Radio 104.1 (WXTM-FM). After the demise of The Howard Stern Show which moved to Sirius Satellite Radio
, KPNT added the syndicated Cleveland based morning show Rover's Morning Glory
.
On January 26, 2007, it was announced that the Rover's Morning Glory
show was to be replaced by local DJ Donnie Fandango's The Fandango Experiment. According to their website, this was due to many requests for a morning radio show with less talk and more music. The syndicated talk show, Loveline
, airs on Sunday-Thursday at 10 pm.
On July 10, 2009, the new morning show was introduced with Woody and Rizzuto; on October 21, 2009 WAR claimed the highest ratings that the station has ever had.
Full-Time On-Air Personalities include:
The Woody and Rizzuto Show (with Tony Patrico as producer) (6a-10a)
Lux (10a-2p)
Donnie Fandango (2p-7p)
Drew (7p-10p)
Sundays (12a-1a) THE SUNDAY NIGHT RITUAL
Part-Time On Air Personalities include: Todd Morgan,Loren,and Tony P.
.
, The Urge
, Stir
, Modern Day Zero
, Cavo
, Autovein
, and Story of the Year
. The CD series was an annual release from 1994 through 1999. After KPNT was sold to Emmis Communications
, the series was temporarily suspended. It was brought back again in 2002 after a three year break when the station renewed its commitment to the local music scene in St. Louis.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed to Collinsville, IL, broadcasting to the 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...
area on 105.7 FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
. KPNT airs a mainly modern rock
Modern rock
Modern rock is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre...
music format with just a hint of active rock
Active rock
Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock plays contemporary rock artists with a mix of songs common in the classic rock radio format.-Format background:...
branded as "The Point".
History
KPNT signed on in 1967 with the call letters, KSGM-FM. In 1987, the radio station completed a signal upgrade giving the radio station signal coverage of the St. Louis, Missouri metropolitan area. KSGM-FM launched an adult contemporary music format with the new call letters, KSTZ.On March 6, 1991, KSTZ was rebranded as "The Fox" with a new set of call letters, KFXB to better match new branding. KFXB began a simulcast on sister station WFXB (now WXOS on 101.1 FM).
The simulcast was broken in February 1993, when KFXB adopted the current call letters, KPNT, with a modern rock music format, partly inspired by the runaway success of Saint Louis's first full-time alternative rock music station, KYMC, a small non-profit station broadcasting out of Ballwin.
In 2006, KPNT expanded the playlist to include a wider variety of modern rock artists with still a strong emphasis on active rock leaning artists. The new slogan, "Everything Alternative" was adopted to promote this change.
Specialty Programming
A feature known as "My Shuffle" was promoted on their website allowing listeners to create their own five-song playlist. Some of the listener's five-song playlists air on KPNT during a show known as the "My Shuffle Lunch" program which airs at 12:00PM or during specialty "My Shuffle Weekends."Personalities
The Point's first morning show was Sarah and Maryellen. Later came personalities Jeff Burton, Trish Gazall, and Thom West. They then picked up Howard SternHoward Stern
Howard Allan Stern is an American radio personality, television host, author, and actor best known for his radio show, which was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2005. He gained wide recognition in the 1990s where he was labeled a "shock jock" for his outspoken and sometimes controversial style...
after the station merged with then Extreme Radio 104.1 (WXTM-FM). After the demise of The Howard Stern Show which moved to Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio is a satellite radio service operating in North America, owned by Sirius XM Radio.Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Sirius was officially launched on July 1, 2002 and currently provides 69 streams of music and 65 streams of...
, KPNT added the syndicated Cleveland based morning show Rover's Morning Glory
Rover's Morning Glory
Rover’s Morning Glory is a syndicated hot-talk radio show airing weekday mornings Monday through Friday from 6:00 AM to 11:00 AM ET on 100.7 FM WMMS in Cleveland, Ohio. Hosted by Rover , the show is distributed by Clear Channel and features a blended discussion of current events and pop culture,...
.
On January 26, 2007, it was announced that the Rover's Morning Glory
Rover's Morning Glory
Rover’s Morning Glory is a syndicated hot-talk radio show airing weekday mornings Monday through Friday from 6:00 AM to 11:00 AM ET on 100.7 FM WMMS in Cleveland, Ohio. Hosted by Rover , the show is distributed by Clear Channel and features a blended discussion of current events and pop culture,...
show was to be replaced by local DJ Donnie Fandango's The Fandango Experiment. According to their website, this was due to many requests for a morning radio show with less talk and more music. The syndicated talk show, Loveline
Loveline
Loveline is a syndicated radio call-in program in North America, offering medical and relationship advice to listeners, often with the assistance of guests, typically actors and musicians. Its flagship station is KROQ-FM in Los Angeles....
, airs on Sunday-Thursday at 10 pm.
On July 10, 2009, the new morning show was introduced with Woody and Rizzuto; on October 21, 2009 WAR claimed the highest ratings that the station has ever had.
Full-Time On-Air Personalities include:
The Woody and Rizzuto Show (with Tony Patrico as producer) (6a-10a)
Lux (10a-2p)
Donnie Fandango (2p-7p)
Drew (7p-10p)
Sundays (12a-1a) THE SUNDAY NIGHT RITUAL
Part-Time On Air Personalities include: Todd Morgan,Loren,and Tony P.
Concerts and Events
KPNT is also well known for promoting a biannual music festival known as PointfestPointfest
Pointfest is a large outdoor rock music festival previously held once but now held twice every year by radio station KPNT in St. Louis, Missouri at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis...
.
Compilation Albums
KPNT produced a series of compilation albums, featuring tracks submitted by local up and coming artists from throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area. This series of albums is known as Pointessential (stylized as POINTESSENTIAL). Bands featured in the Pointessential series before they became well known have included Gravity KillsGravity Kills
Gravity Kills is an American industrial rock band from Jefferson City, Missouri. Their music was described by one critic as "a blending of eerie industrial rock with a pop-infused melodic chorus and a bit of hard-core head banging."...
, The Urge
The Urge
The Urge is a St. Louis rock band formed in 1987 by drummer Jeff Herschel, bassist Karl Grable, guitarist Pat Malecek, and singer Steve Ewing...
, Stir
Stir
- Formation and major label signing :Stir was founded in 1994 as a three piece band at the University of Missouri, and consisted of lead vocalist and guitarist Andy Schmidt, bassist Kevin Gagnepain, and drummer Brad Booker...
, Modern Day Zero
Modern Day Zero
Modern Day Zero is a hard rock band based in St. Louis, Missouri. Formerly called Mesh—changed to Mesh STL after the name-conflict with Mesh—the band renamed and restarted as Modern Day Zero. Their single, "Sick Inside," from their first album, Coming Up for Air, spent eight weeks as the...
, Cavo
Cavo
Cavo is an American hard rock band from St. Louis, Missouri. Because of their sound and musical influences, they are sometimes classified as post-grunge.-Band history:...
, Autovein
Autovein
-The Adored/For the World :The band continued recording work with producer Skidd Mills. The Adored inked a major-label deal with Columbia Records in Fall 2004. The Adored entered the studio early in 2005 to begin work on their major-label debut with producer Garth Richardson. Around they same time...
, and Story of the Year
Story of the Year
Story of the Year is an American rock band formed in St. Louis, Missouri in 2000. The band was initially named 67 North but was then changed to Big Blue Monkey...
. The CD series was an annual release from 1994 through 1999. After KPNT was sold to Emmis Communications
Emmis Communications
Emmis Communications is a media conglomerate based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The company owns radio stations and magazines in the United States, Hungary, Slovakia and Bulgaria.-History:...
, the series was temporarily suspended. It was brought back again in 2002 after a three year break when the station renewed its commitment to the local music scene in St. Louis.
- Pointessential, Volume 1 (1994)
- Pointessential, Volume 2 (1995)
- Pointessential, Volume 3 (1996)
- Pointessential, Volume 4 (1997)
- Pointessential, Volume 5 (1998)
- The Point Platinum, Version 1.0 (1998)
- Pointessential, Volume 6 (1999)
- Pointessential, Volume 7 (2002)