KDHX

KDHX 88.1 FM has officially ceased operations, ahead of the takeover of the broadcast signal by Gateway Community Broadcasting. Leaders said an online-only version of the former KDHX will launch by 2027, but former DJs said they’ll launch their own online station soon.

Gateway Creative Media, an Evangelical Christian nonprofit that operates JOY FM 99.1 and BOOST Radio in St. Louis, will make an HD radio frequency available to KDHX.

KDHX supporters are raising funds and making plans for a rebirth of the station, but first they need a judge to reject a sale on Monday. KDHX leaders have said the only way to pay off its debts is through a sale of the station’s broadcast license and assets.

The Des Peres-based Gateway Creative Broadcasting Inc. is one step closer to buying community radio station KDHX.

A controversial sentence of probation followed a terrifying 2023 shooting.

A bankruptcy judge scheduled a May hearing to set up the rules and timeline for an auction to sell KDHX’s assets. But final approval of any sale is not assured.

Gateway Creative Broadcasting, the nonprofit Christian broadcaster that operates JOY FM 99.1 and BOOST Radio, offered $5.5 million to buy KDHX 99.1 FM. It will ask a judge to set up a bidding process to determine the future of the community radio station's broadcast license and equipment.

Leaders of KDHX will seek a judge’s approval on Wednesday to sell the community radio station to syndicated Christian radio network K-LOVE. Court papers show that KDHX’s board voted to sell on March 3. The board says it fielded multiple offers.

St. Louis-area listeners of KDHX on Saturday morning could hear K-LOVE’s signature Christian programming content. By later in the afternoon, 88.1 FM appeared to return to its typical programming.

KDHX 88.1 FM will sell its broadcast license for at least $4.35 million to national chain K-LOVE, which plays contemporary Christian music. KDHX owes $2 million to its creditors.