KHOJ (AM)

KHOJ
St. Charles, Missouri;
Broadcast area	Greater St. Louis
Frequency	1460 kHz
Programming
Format	Catholic
Ownership
Owner	Covenant Network
Sister stations	WRYT
History
Former call signs	KIRL (1968–2005)
Call sign meaning	Heart Of Jesus
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	7114
Class	B
Power	12,000 watts day; 210 watts night
Translator(s)	96.7 K244FO (Crestwood); 102.9 K275CI (St. Charles)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	covenantnet.net

KHOJ (1460 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting out of St. Charles, Missouri with a Catholic format. It is part of the Covenant Network.

KHOJ's studios are located on Hampton Avenue in St. Louis, while its transmitter is located north of St. Charles.

History

KIRL went on the air in 1968, the successor to KADY, which had previously operated on the frequency from 1958 to 1965 (and built the transmitter site used by KHOJ today). It was owned by Contemporary Media, Inc. In 1979, Contemporary Media sold KIRL to the Bronco Broadcasting Company. Bronco relaunched KIRL as a gospel music station for the African American community. Zella Jackson Price and other pioneering announcers were on its air staff.^[2]

In 2005, Bronco sold KIRL to the Covenant Network for $730,000. The sale marked the end of KIRL's gospel programming as of April 30 and scattered many of the religious programs it carried.^[2] Covenant immediately relaunched the station as KHOJ with its programming.