AM Frequencies | Call Letters | History |
550 AM |
KSD
KFUO
KUSA
KTRS |
5/15/23 |
Frequency assigned to KSD at 1000 watts |
10/26/24 |
KFUO signs on licensed to Concordia Seminary |
12/14/24 |
On air sharing time with KFUO begins |
10/08/27 |
KFUO frequency changed to 1280 kHz, shared with KFVE |
11/26/27 |
KFUO reassigned to 550 kHz |
6/15/34 |
KSD & KFUO power increased to 5,000 watts |
7/01/40 |
Frequency sharing with KFUO ended, KFUO assigned to 830 kHz |
2/28/79 |
KSD control transfer to Combined Communications Corp. |
3/19/84 |
KSD call letters changed to KUSA |
9/93 |
KUSA control transfer to EZ Communications |
10/04/93 |
KUSA call letters changed to KSD |
8/96 |
KSD control transfer to American Radio Systems |
1/27/97 |
KSD control transfer to CH Holdings |
3/10/97 |
KUSA call letters changed to KTRS |
2/15/2012 |
Control transfer to KTRS-AM License, LLC. |
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570 AM |
KFRH |
Licensed to Washington University carrier current 1964-1968 |
590 AM |
WBBY
WRTH
WKLL
WCEO
KEZK
KFNS |
10/02/61 |
WBBY on air, licensed to Madison County Broadcasting Company. |
4/15/65 |
Call letters changed to WRTH |
3/16/69 |
Control transferred to Avco Broadcasting |
10/77 |
Control transferred to King Radio Broadcasting |
9/1/88 |
Call letters changed to WKLL, owner Adams Communications |
11/01/89 |
Call letters changed to WCEO |
1/29/91 |
Call letters change to KEZK |
7/09/93 |
Call letters changed to KFNS, control transferred to Compass Radio Group |
11/95 |
Control transferred to Par Broadcasting |
4/09/96 |
Control transferred to EZ Communications |
8/96 |
Control transferred to American Radio Systems |
1/98 |
Control transferred to Missouri Sports Radio |
6/01/04 |
Control transferred to Big League Broadcasting |
8/13/2010 |
Control transferred to Grand Slam Sports |
10/31/2014 |
Went dark. |
10/2015 |
Control transfer to receivership of Market Radio Group |
11/5/2015 |
On the air |
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600 AM |
KSTL
KBIL |
1/04/48 | KSTL licensed to Radio St. Louis, Inc. |
2/06/48 |
Frequency changed to 690 kHz. |
Carrier current station licensed to St. Louis University as KBIL |
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618 AM |
WEW
KSD |
3/23/22 | WEW licensed to St. Louis University
1923 Frequency changed to 1150 kHz.
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5/22 |
Frequency assigned as KSD, combined with 750 kHz. |
5/15/23 |
Frequency changed to 550 kHz. |
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630 AM |
KXOK
KJSL
KYFI |
11/22/40 |
Frequency assigned at 5,000 watts |
7/30/51 |
Licensee name changed to KXOK, Inc. |
11/01/54 |
Control transfer to KXOK Broadcasting, Inc. |
11/08/60 |
Control transfer to Storz Broadcasting Company |
12/14/80 |
Control transfer to Chester Broadcasting |
12/93 |
Control transfer to Crawford Broadcasting |
6/15/94 |
Call letter change to KJSL |
1/1/2012 |
Control transfer to WMUZ Radio, Inc. |
9/20/2013 |
Call letter change to KYFI |
9/25/2013 |
Control transfer to Bible Broadcasting Network |
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680 AM |
WSBF |
6/18/27 | Frequency assigned to St. Louis Public School Patrons’ Alliance |
10/08/27 |
Frequency changed to 1160 kHz. |
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690 AM |
KGBS
KSTL |
2/05/48 | Licensed to Radio St. Louis Inc. as KGBS at 1,000 watts daytime |
2/06/48 |
Licensed to Radio St. Louis, Inc. as KSTL |
6/04/48 |
First broadcast |
1955 |
Control transfer to Haverstick family |
1994 |
Control transfer to Crawford Communications |
1/1/2012 |
Control transfer to WMUZ Radio, Inc. |
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750 AM |
KSD |
5/22 | Frequency assigned combined with 618 kHz |
5/15/23 |
Frequency changed to 550 kHz |
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760 AM |
WEW |
11/11/28 | Frequency assigned |
3/29/41 |
Frequency changed to 770 kHz |
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770 AM |
WEW |
3/29/41 | Frequency assigned |
5/11/55 |
Control transfer to Barrington Company |
12/07/60 |
Control transfer to WEW, Inc. (3/1/64) |
3/11/91 |
Control transfer to Alliance Broadcasting Company |
4/17/96 |
Control transfer to Metropolitan Radio Group, Inc. |
1/06/04 |
Control transfer to Birach Broadcasting |
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830 AM |
WEW
KFUO |
4/27/28 | Frequency assigned to WEW |
10/23/27 |
Frequency changed to 950 kHz |
7/01/40 |
Frequency assigned to KFUO |
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833 AM |
KSD
WEW
WEB
WIL
WCK
WSBF
WRAO
WMAY
WOAL |
3/14/22 | Frequency assigned as KSD, licensed to Pulitzer Publishing Company |
5/23 |
KSD frequency changed to 618/750 kHz |
3/23/22 |
Frequency assigned as WEW |
4/27/28 |
WEW frequency changed to 830 kHz |
2/09/22 |
First broadcast as WEB |
4/05/22 |
Licensed to Benson Radio Broadcasting Company |
1/25 |
Call letters changed to WIL |
1/09/25 |
WIL frequency changed to 1100 kHz, 250 watts |
4/18/22 |
First broadcast as WCK, licensed to Stix, Baer & Fuller Department Store |
6/21/25 |
Call letter change to WSBF |
6/21/25 |
Frequency changed to 1100 kHz |
11/30/24 |
License granted to St. Louis Radio Service Company as WRAO |
3/22/25 |
WRAO license given up |
11/26/22 |
First broadcast as WMAY, licensed to Kingshighway Presbyterian Church |
8/12/23 |
Frequency changed to 1070 kHz |
11/22 |
License granted to William Wood as WOAL |
3/16/24 |
Went dark |
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850 AM |
WEW
KFUO |
6/01/27 | Frequency assigned to WEW |
4/27/28 |
Frequency changed to 830 kHz |
7/01/40 |
Frequency assigned to KFUO |
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900 AM |
KRG |
Licensed to Riverview Gardens High School |
920 AM |
WGNU |
5/61 | Licensed to Tri-City Broadcasting Company 500 watts |
12/1/61 |
First broadcast |
9/27/07 |
Control transferred to 920 AM LLC |
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930 AM |
KFQA |
6/01/27 | Frequency assigned |
10/08/27 |
Frequency changed to 1210 kHz |
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950 AM |
WEW
WMAY |
10/23/27 | Frequency assigned to WEW |
11/11/28 |
Frequency changed to 760 kHz |
9/28 |
Frequency assigned to WMAY |
5/04/29 |
Frequency changed to 1200 kHz |
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960 AM |
WEW |
3/25/27 Frequency assignment reported. (No evidence of actual move.) |
1000 AM |
KMOX KFQA |
6/15/27 | Frequency assigned to KMOX |
10/08/28 |
Begin frequency share with KFQA, limited to Sunday morning church services |
11/11/28 |
Frequency changed to 1090 kHz |
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1010 AM |
KXEN |
1959 | On air, licensed to Garrett Broadcasting |
1968 |
Control transfer to Harold Schwartz |
1979 |
Control transfer to Harold Schwartz Assoc., Inc. |
1986 |
Control transfer to BDG Radio Enterprises |
1986 |
Control transfer to Radio Property Ventures |
2003 |
Control transfer to BDJ Radio Enterprises |
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1060 AM |
WBEL
WIBV |
8/46 | Application approved as WBEL Broadcasting, 250 watts; no evidence station was ever on the air. |
7/13/47 |
First day on air as WIBV, licensed to Belleville Broadcasting |
1954? |
Frequency change to 1260 kHz |
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1070 AM |
WMAY
WEW
KMOX |
8/12/23 | Frequency assigned to WMAY |
5/18/24 |
Frequency assigned to WEW as shared |
1925 |
Frequency changed to 1210 kHz |
12/24/25 |
KMOX signs on, licensed to Voice of St. Louis, Inc. |
6/15/27 |
KMOX frequency changed to 1000 kHz |
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1080 AM |
WRYT |
1987 | On-air, licensed to Bob Howell and Nick Maggos |
1991 |
Control transfer to Tom Lauher |
3/97 |
Control transfer to Tony Holman |
1997 |
Control transfer to Covenant Network |
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1090 AM |
KMOX
KFQA |
11/11/28 | Frequency assigned to KMOX and KFQA |
7/14/30 |
KFQA call letters deleted by FRC |
5/32 |
KMOX control transferred to CBS |
1/05/40 |
KMOX frequency changed to 1120 kHz |
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1100 AM |
WSBF
WIL |
6/21/25 | WSBF frequency assigned |
2/19/27 |
WSBF goes dark |
1/21/25 |
WIL frequency assigned |
9/26/26 |
WIL frequency changed to 1160 kHz |
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1120 AM |
KMOX |
1/05/40 Frequency assigned to KMOX
2017 Ownership transfer to Entercom |
1130 AM |
KFGJ |
Licensed to Missouri National Guard 138th Infantry |
3/16/24 |
Frequency relinquished; no evidence the station ever signed on |
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1150 AM |
WEW
KFQA |
6/17/23 | Frequency assigned to WEW |
5/18/24 |
Frequency changed to 1070 kHz |
5/09/24 |
First broadcast as KFQA, licensed to The Principia |
10/15/24 |
Station reported abandoned |
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1160 AM |
WSBF
WIL |
9/26/26 | Frequency assigned to WIL |
10/08/27 |
Frequency assigned to WSBF (frequency share) |
9/12/28 |
Frequency changed to 1350 kHz |
11/30/28 |
Frequency deleted |
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1190 AM |
KHAD
KRFT |
6/19/00 | Dark frequency acquired by Schafermeyer Broadcasting |
7/18/00 |
Call letters changed to KRFT |
9/11/00 |
Control transfer to Radio Free Texas |
9/16/02 |
Control transfer to KRFT, Inc. |
2/04 |
Control transfer to Missouri Sports Radio |
5/04 |
Control transfer to Big League Broadcasting |
1/17/2008 |
Control transfer to Big Stick 3, LLC |
10/2009 |
Control transfer to Entertainment Media Trust |
12/7/2009 |
Control transfer to KQQZ |
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1200 AM |
WIL
WMAY
KFWF |
5/04/29 | Frequency assigned to WIL (frequency share) |
5/04/29 |
Frequency assigned to WMAY (frequency share) |
5/04/29 |
Frequency assigned to KFWF (frequency share) |
6/13/31 |
WMAY license renewal denied |
1932 |
KFWF on air 11 hours per week |
4/14/33 |
After appeal, KFWF ordered to go dark the following month |
3/29/41 |
WIL frequency changed to 1230 kHz |
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1210 AM |
WMAY
WEW
KFQA |
1925 | Frequency assigned to WMAY |
12/01/27 |
WMAY frequency changed to 1280 kHz |
4/21/27 |
WEW frequency assigned 1,000 watts |
10/08/27 |
KFQA frequency assigned |
12/01/27 |
KFQA frequency changed to 1280 kHz |
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1230 AM |
KFIB
WIL |
5/19/23 | Licensed as KFIB to Franklin W. Jenkins; no evidence of the station ever signing on |
3/29/41 |
Frequency assigned to WIL |
4/01/49 |
WIL frequency changed to 1430 kHz |
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1250 AM |
KXOK |
11/07/38 | Licensed to Star-Times Publishing Company |
9/19/38 |
Signed on |
11/22/40 |
Frequency changed to 630 kHz |
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1260 AM |
WIBV
WSDZ |
6/27/50 | Granted to Belleville News-Democrat; no evidence of ever signing on |
1954? |
Frequency assigned to WIBV |
4/96 |
Control transfer to Dorsey Broadcasting |
5/22/98 |
Control transfer to Radio Disney |
8/98 |
CP to increase power to 20,000 watts |
12/04/98 |
Call letters changed to WSDZ |
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1270 AM |
KFGB |
10/12/24 Licensed to Cleveland High School |
1280 AM |
KFVE
KWK
KFUO
KFQA
WMAY |
4/18/25 | Licensed to Film Corporation of America as KFVE |
? |
KFVE control transferred to Benson Manufacturing |
3/04/27 |
KFVE goes dark |
3/20/27 |
Control transfer to Greater St. Louis Broadcasting Corp. |
12/01/27 |
Call letters changed to KWK |
11/11/28 |
KWK frequency changed to 1350 kHz |
10/08/27 |
KFUO assigned to share frequency |
11/26/27 |
KFUO frequency changed to 550 kHz |
12/01/27 |
Frequency assigned as KFQA, mainly limited to Sunday church services |
1928 |
KFQA power increase to 1,000 watts |
9/02/28 |
KFQA goes dark; frequency later changed to 1000 kHz |
12/01/27 |
Frequency assigned to WMAY, operating at 100 watts |
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1320 AM |
KXLW
KADI
KKOJ
KSIV |
1/01/47 | KXLW signs on, licensed to St. Louis County Broadcasting at 1,000 watts |
11/18/52 |
Control transfer to St. Louis Broadcasting Corporation |
2/27/58 |
Control transfer to Big Signal Broadcasting, Inc. |
7/75 |
Call letters changed to KADI |
7/05/78 |
Call letters changed to KKOJ |
9/12/79 |
Call letters changed back to KADI |
4/16/82 |
Control transfer to Bott Broadcasting |
4/16/82 |
Call letters changed to KSIV |
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1350 AM |
WIL
KWK |
9/12/28 | Frequency assigned to WIL |
11/21/28 |
WIL frequency changed to 1420 kHz |
11/11/28 |
Frequency assigned to KWK |
3/29/41 |
KWK frequency changed to 1380 kHz |
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1380 AM |
KWK
KGLD
KASP
WKBQ
KRAM
KKWK
KZJZ
KSLG |
3/29/41 | Frequency assigned as KWK |
1942 |
KWK power increase to 5,000 watts |
1958 |
KWK control transferred to Andrew Spheeris et al |
2/26/66 |
KWK license revoked after fraudulent contest (2/22) |
7/01/69 |
KWK licensed to Victory Broadcasting |
5/23/72 |
KWK licensee name changed to Vic-Way Broadcasting |
7/31/73 |
KWK goes dark |
10/31/73 |
KWK company into receivership |
6/29/77 |
KWK licensed to Doubleday Broadcasting with permission to remain dark until 9/23/78 |
11/01/78 |
KWK returned to air |
6/01/84 |
KWK call letters changed to KGLD |
9/01/84 |
KGLD control transfer to Robinson Broadcasting |
11/01/86 |
KGLD control transfer to Chase Broadcasting |
1/02/92 |
Call letters changed to KASP |
4/92 |
KASP control transfer to Evergreen Broadcasting |
10/92 |
KASP leased to Legend Broadcasting |
11/29/93 |
KASP control transferred to Zimco, Inc. (1/1/94) |
2/01/94 |
Call letters changed to WKBQ |
2/22/95 |
Call letters changed to KRAM |
3/21/96 |
Call letters changed back to WKBQ |
1/24/97 |
WKBQ control transfer to Emmis Broadcasting |
1/09/98 |
WKBQ control transfer to New Horizon Seventh Day Christian Church |
2/16/98 |
Call letters changed to KKWK |
9/01/98 |
Call letters changed to KZJZ |
12/16/99 |
Call letters changed to KSLG |
6/01/04 |
KSLG control transfer to Simmons Media |
7/09/07 |
Call letter change to WFFX |
11/2009 |
Control transfer to Entertainment Media Trust |
1/19/2010 |
Call letter change to WQQX |
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1390 AM |
WHBM |
1/03/27 | First broadcast, licensed to C.L. Carrell Broadcasting Service at 500 watts as a “portable temporary station” |
3/19/27 |
Last broadcast |
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1400 AM |
KFWF |
4/01/25 | Licensed to St. Louis Truth Center, Inc. at 250 watts |
5/04/29 |
Frequency changed to 1200 kHz |
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1420 AM |
WIL |
11/21/28 | Frequency assigned at 100 watts |
1/23/29 |
Power increased to 250/100 watts |
5/4/29 |
Frequency changed to 1200 kHz |
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1430 AM |
WIL
WRTH
KZQZ |
4/01/49 |
Frequency assigned to WIL at 5,000 watts |
7/18/57 |
Control transfer to Radio Station WIL (Balaban) |
4/67 |
Control transfer to Lin Broadcasting Corp. |
5/15/67 |
Corporate name change to WIL News, Inc. (Lin) |
9/13/68 |
Corporate name change to WIL Music, Inc. (Lin) |
1987 |
Control transfer to Heritage Media |
1/18/91 |
Call letters changed to WRTH |
8/97 |
Control transfer to NewsCorp |
1/98 |
Control transfer to Sinclair Broadcasting |
6/00 |
Control transfer to Emmis Broadcasting |
6/00 |
Control transfer to Bonneville Broadcasting |
6/29/05 |
Call letter change to WIL |
03/05/08 |
Control transfer to Entertainment Media Trust, call letters changed to KZQZ |
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1460 AM |
KADY
KIRL
KHOJ |
4/03/58 | Sign on as KADY, licensed to St. Charles County Broadcasting |
7/01/58 |
Control transfer to William Cady, Jr. |
11/01/62 |
Control transfer to KADY, Inc. |
2/14/64 |
Silent for 10 days due to employees’ strike |
1/21/65 |
Went dark due to financial problems |
7/01/68 |
Licensed to Contemporary Media, Inc. as KIRL |
11/01/79 |
Control transfer to Bronco Broadcasting, Inc. |
1/31/05 |
Control transfer to Covenant Network |
5/20/05 |
Call letters changed to KHOJ |
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1490 AM |
WTMV
WAMV
WBBR
WESL
WFFX |
3/28/41 | Frequency assigned to WTMV |
3/25/42 |
Control transfer to Carleton French |
5/15/45 |
Control transfer to Mississippi Valley Broadcasting |
5/25/47 |
Control transfer to On the Air, Inc. |
6/05/57 |
Control transfer to Radio Missouri Corp. |
1958 |
Call letters changed to WAMV |
1960 |
Control transfer to Hess-Hawkins |
7/07/61 |
Call letters changed to WBBR |
10/04/61 |
Control transfer to Stan-Lin Corp. |
9/26/63 |
Hess-Hawkins sued for foreclosure and reapplied for license |
4/23/64 |
Station went dark |
7/64 |
Call letters changed to WAMV |
7/10/72 |
Licensed to E. St. Louis Broadcasting Co. at 1,000/250 watts |
11/85 |
Control transfer to Rev. L.E. Willis |
11/91 |
Control transfer to Willis Family Broadcasting |
2/05/94 |
Control transfer to Robert Riggins |
11/04 |
Control transfer to Simmons Media |
7/09/07 |
Call letter change to WFFX |
11/2009 |
Control transfer to Entertainment Media Trust |
1/19/2010 |
Call letter change to WQQX |
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1500 AM |
WTMV |
2/06/35 | Licensed to Lester Cox |
1936 |
Power increased to 500 watts |
10/26/39 |
Control transfer to William West and Carleton French |
3/28/41 |
Frequency changed to 1490 kHz |
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1570 AM |
WOKZ
WBGZ |
1948 |
Licensed to R.C. Goshorn and R.L. Rose as WOKZ |
2/4/48 |
Signed on |
1950 |
Control transfer to North Shore Broadcasting |
1953 |
Control transfer to Palen Broadcasting |
1/01/65 |
Control transfer to Morell Broadcasting |
11/01/84 |
Control transfer to Metroplex Communications, Inc. |
11/05/84 |
Call letter change to WBGZ
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1600 AM |
KATZ
KMJM |
1/02/55 |
Licensed to St. Louis Broadcasting Co. at 1,000 watts as KATZ |
3/30/57 |
Control transfer to Rollins Broadcasting |
1/19/60 |
Sale to Laclede Radio approved, rescinded 2 days later |
2/01/60 |
Control transfer to Laclede Radio |
1982 |
Control transfer to Unity |
1986 |
Control transfer to InterUrban Broadcasting |
11/27/91 |
InterUrban declares bankruptcy |
10/92 |
Control transfer to Noble Broadcasting |
2/96 |
Control transfer to Jacor |
10/31/97 |
Call letters changed to KMJM |
3/06/98 |
Call letters changed back to KATZ |
12/31/01 |
Control transfer to Clear Channel (Citicasters) |
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