ABOUT KTRS

The Big 550 KTRS (550AM) is live and local – The Talk of St. Louis.

The station’s first broadcast aired on April 15th, 1996. The KTRS signal provides St. Louis and surrounding areas with 5,000 watts day and night, supplying our listeners with news, talk, sports and entertainment. KTRS holds Missouri’s largest daytime signal.

KTRS is the home of St. Louis’s best-known personalities. The station’s star lineup includes Farmer Dave, McGraw Milhaven, Kelly Jackson, Jennifer Blome, Art Holliday, John Carney, Julie Buck, Guy Phillips, Heidi Glaus, Brendan Wiese, Jim Holder, Ben Frederickson, Jay Kanzler, and Ray Hartmann. KTRS is the home of the Missouri Tigers football and basketball, Missouri Valley Conference Tournament and the Saint Louis FC.

The call letters KTRS stand for K Talk Radio St. Louis.

The trademark of great radio programming begins with a community. The Big 550 KTRS takes tremendous pride in being a local, community driven radio station. We are St. Louis, from our investors and management to our On-Air Personalities, sponsors and everything in between. We understand that it is our connection to our local community that continues to set us apart from other stations. Many syndicated stations claim to be local, but seriously lack the ability to truly reflect our community. The Big 550 KTRS’ presence at local events keeps our visibility high, while furthering our effort to broadcast news stories relevant to St. Louis and its community. Through our KTRS Cares initiative, we try to team up with as many local non-profits as possible to help advertise their efforts within the St. Louis community and surrounding areas.