What is KFUO?
{{Infobox Radio Station | image = | name = KFUO | frequency = 850 [[Kilohertz|kHz]] [[AM band|AM]] ([[HD-Radio|HD Radio]]) | area = [[Greater St. Louis]] | airdate = December 14, [[1924 in radio|1924]] | format = Christian Talk | owner = [[Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod]] | erp = | branding = WorldWide KFUO | slogan = We Are Where You Are | class = B | power = 5,000 [[watt]]s day | coordinates = {{coord|38|38|20|N|90|18|57|W|type:landmark_region:US_source:FCC|display=inline,title}} | former_frequencies = 550 | callsign_meaning = '''K'''eep '''F'''orward, '''U'''pward, '''O'''nward | webcast = [https://kfuo.org/on-demand/live-stream/ Listen Live] | website = {{url|www.kfuo.org}} }} [[File:KFUO transmitter.jpg|thumb|right|250px|KFUO tower on the campus of Concordia Seminary, April 2007]] '''KFUO''' ('''850''' [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[Christian]] [[radio station]] in [[St. Louis County, Missouri]]. It can be heard locally on the radio, and it also streams online. It is the longest-running [[Christian]] radio station in the [[United States]]. The [[Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod]] (LCMS) owns and runs the station. It broadcasts talk programs about the [[Bible]], [[theology]], and society. It also plays Lutheran sacred music. The station broadcasts four Lutheran church services on the weekends.<ref>{{cite web|title=Schedule and Program Guide|url=http://kfuo.org/programs/|publisher=KFUO Radion|access-date=August 4, 2017}}</ref> KFUO's studios are in the LCMS headquarters in [[Kirkwood, Missouri]]. The transmitter is located at [[Concordia Seminary]] in [[Clayton, Missouri|Clayton]]. KFUO broadcasts on the same frequency as [[KOA (AM)]] in [[Denver]], Colorado. KOA is a [[clear-channel station]]. Because of this, KFUO must stop at night. The station's website plays sacred music when the 850 AM signal is off the air. ==History== On February 19, 1923, Richard Kretzschmar said that there should be a Lutheran radio station. This happened at a meeting of the Board of Control of [[Concordia Semi