WARH
WARH (106.5 MHz "106-5 The Arch") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Granite City, Illinois and serving Greater St. Louis including sections of Illinois and Missouri. WARH is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting and airs an Adult Hits radio format. The studios and offices are in Creve Coeur, Missouri (although a St. Louis address is used). The transmitter is located near Resurrection Cemetery off Mackenzie Road in St. Louis.
| Broadcast area | Greater St. Louis |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 106.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 106.5 The Arch |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult hits |
| Subchannels | HD2: Talk (simulcast of KTMY/Minneapolis-St. Paul) HD3: 80's hits "My 80s Mix" |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KPNT, KSHE, WIL-FM, WXOS | |
| History | |
First air date | November 24, 1965 (as WGNU-FM) |
Former call signs | WGNU-FM (1965-1977) WWWK (1977-?) KWK-FM (1987-1988) WKBQ (1988-1994) WKKX (1994-2000) WSSM (2000-2005) |
Call sign meaning | The ARcH (taken from St. Louis landmark, the Gateway Arch) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 74577 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 90,000 watts |
| HAAT | 309 meters (1014 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 1065TheArch.com |
"106-5 The Arch" using the primary slogan "You never know what we're going to play next." The station's name pays tribute to the iconic Gateway Arch monument in Downtown St. Louis on the western bank of the Mississippi River. The format is musically similar to the syndicated Jack FM stations in the U.S. and Canada. However, "The Arch" uses a live and local DJ staff around the clock, whereas "Jack" stations are for the most part automated with no live voices. 106.5 The Arch uses voice actor Howard Cogan for voice imaging. Cogan was the former voice of the network syndicated version of Jack FM.
WARH broadcasts in the HD Radio format; WARH-HD2 carries co-owned KTMY from Minneapolis, known as "My Talk Radio." (Before March 2017, it featured less familiar rock songs from the 1960s to the present, branded as "106-5 The Deep.") WARH-HD3 carries an all-80s hits format branded as “My 80s Mix”; this launched on WARH-HD3 in May 2021, after being moved from KSHE's HD3 sub-channel.