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KSL-FM

KSL-FM
Broadcast areaSalt Lake City metropolitan area - Wasatch Front
Frequency102.7 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingKSL Newsradio 102.7 FM
Programming
FormatNews - Talk
Subchannels
NetworkABC News Radio
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerBonneville International
History
First air date
December 1, 1985; 38 years ago (1985-12-01)
Former call signs
KQMB (1985–2005)
Call sign meaning
Salt Lake
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID54156
ClassC
ERP25,000 watts
HAAT1,140 meters (3,740 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°39′34″N 112°12′5″W / 40.65944°N 112.20139°W / 40.65944; -112.20139
Repeater(s)1160 AM KSL (Salt Lake City)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live on Audacy.com
Websitekslnewsradio.com

KSL-FM (102.7 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Salt Lake City, Utah. KSL-FM and sister station KSL 1160 AM simulcast a news-talk radio format. They are owned by Bonneville International, a broadcasting subsidiary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). They and co-owned television station KSL-TV 5 have studios in the Broadcast House building at the Triad Center in downtown Salt Lake City.

KSL-FM is a Class C station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 25,000 watts.[2] The KSL-FM transmitter site is on Farnsworth Peak, part of the Oquirrh Mountains in Erda, southwest of Salt Lake City. It is co-located with the KSL-TV tower. KSL-FM broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its HD2 subchannel rebroadcasts the sports radio format on 1280 KZNS. The HD3 subchannel carries the Latter-day Saints Channel.[3]

Programming

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On weekdays, KSL-AM-FM air all-news blocks in morning and afternoon drive time and an hour at noon. The rest of the schedule is talk shows and sports. Morning news is anchored by Tim Hughes and Amanda Dickson. Afternoons are anchored by Jeff Caplan and middays by Amanda Shilaos. In late mornings, Dave Noriega and Debbie Dujanovic host Dave and Dujanovic. In early afternoons, Inside Sources is hosted by Boyd Matheson. Evenings feature KSL at Night along with repeats of daytime shows. Often on the last Thursday of the month, the Governor of Utah has airtime on the station for a "Let Me Speak to the Governor" segment, where calls are taken from constituents.

Specialty shows are featured on weekends. Programs includes KSL Outdoors, The KSL Greenhouse Show, Cougar Sports Saturday, The KSL Real Estate Show, The Movie Show Matinee and Meet The Press. Several LDS religious shows are heard on Sundays, including Music & the Spoken Word, airing on KSL continuously since 1929. Twice a year, KSL-AM-FM run LDS General Conferences in April and October. Some weekend shows are paid brokered programming. KSL-AM-FM carry Brigham Young University Cougars sports and Real Salt Lake soccer games. The stations are affiliates of ABC News Radio.

History

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KSL Radio studios are located in the Triad Center in Salt Lake City.

The station signed on the air on December 1, 1985; 38 years ago (1985-12-01).[4] The original call sign was KQMB. The call letters referenced its ownership by "Quarry Mountain Broadcasting". It had a hot adult contemporary format. In 1998, the station was sold to Simmons Family Inc. for $3,425,000.[5]

Station ownership limitations were loosened in the early 2000s, allowing KSL's parent company to consider expanding its radio station holdings. In December 2003, Bonneville International acquired FM station KQMB. At first, 102.7 maintained its Hot AC format. But a short time later, KSL's management saw that some radio listeners preferred the FM band, even for non-music formats, and rarely tuned to AM stations. It decided KSL 1160's news-talk format needed an FM partner.

KQMB was converted to a simulcast of KSL.[6] To match its AM counterpart, KQMB changed its call letters to KSL-FM.[7] The joint operation was branded as "KSL Newsradio 102.7 FM & 1160 AM." Initially the AM signal was considered to be the main station. In recent years, the FM dial position is the only frequency given, omitting 1160 AM.

KQMB's former branding, call sign, and hot adult contemporary format were picked up by an unrelated company. They were put on 96.7 FM in Levan, Utah, a community in the central part of the state.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KSL-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KSL-FM
  3. ^ "HD Radio Stations".
  4. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2005 page D-524. Retrieved Oct. 17, 2024.
  5. ^ "Transaction Digest" by Jack Messmer and Dave Seyler, Radio Business Report, January 19, 1998, page 19
  6. ^ "KSL NewsRadio to Be Heard on FM", September 2, 2005 (KSL.com)
  7. ^ "Call Sign History" (Facility ID #54156) (FCC.gov)
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