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| Broadcast area | |
| Frequency | 102.7MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | KSL Newsradio 102.7 FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | News–Talk |
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| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Bonneville International |
| History | |
First air date | December 1, 1985; 40 years ago (1985-12-01) |
Former call signs | KQMB (1985–2005) |
Call sign meaning | Salt Lake |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 54156 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 25,000 watts |
| HAAT | 1,140 meters (3,740 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°39′34″N112°12′5″W / 40.65944°N 112.20139°W /40.65944; -112.20139 |
| Repeater | 1160 AM KSL (Salt Lake City) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live on Audacy.com |
| Website | kslnewsradio |
KSL-FM (102.7 FM) is acommercial radio stationlicensed toMidvale, Utah, and serving theSalt Lake City metropolitan area. KSL-FM andsister stationKSL (1160 AM)simulcast anews-talkradio format. They are owned byBonneville International, a wholly-owned broadcasting subsidiary ofthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). The two stations, alongside co-owned television stationKSL-TV, maintain studio facilities in the Broadcast House building at theTriad Center in downtownSalt Lake City.
KSL-FM is aClass C station. It has aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 25,000 watts.[2] The KSL-FMtransmitter site is onFarnsworth Peak, part of theOquirrh Mountains inErda, southwest of Salt Lake City. It is co-located with the KSL-TVtower. KSL-FM broadcasts usingHD Radio technology. Its HD2subchannel rebroadcasts thesports radio format on 1280KZNS. The HD3 subchannel carries theLatter-day Saints Channel.[3]
On weekdays, KSL-AM-FM airall-news blocks in morning and afternoondrive time. The rest of the schedule istalk shows andsports. Morning news is anchored by Amanda Dickson and Andy Farnsworth while Jeff Caplan anchors in afternoons. In late mornings, Greg Skordas and Holly Richardson hostInside Sources.Middays with Amanda Shilaos airs at noon. Evenings featureKSL at Night along with repeats of daytime shows.
Specialty shows are featured on weekends. Programs includesKSL Outdoors, The KSL Greenhouse Show, Cougar Sports Saturday, The Movie Show Matinee andMeet The Press. Several LDS religious shows are heard on Sunday mornings, includingMusic & the Spoken Word, airing on KSL continuously since 1929. Twice a year, KSL-AM-FM carryLDS General Conferences in April and October. Some weekend shows are paidbrokered programming. KSL-AM-FM carryBrigham Young UniversityCougars sports andReal Salt Lake soccer games. The stations areaffiliates ofABC News Radio.
The stationsigned on the air on December 1, 1985,[4] as KQMB. The call letters referenced its ownership by Quarry Mountain Broadcasting. It had ahot 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 15 radio stations from Simmons Media Group, including KQMB.[6] 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's news-talk format needed an FM partner.
In September 2005, KQMB was converted to a simulcast of KSL.[7] To match its AM counterpart, KQMB changed itscall sign to KSL-FM.[8] 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 on96.7 FM inLevan, Utah, a community in the central part of the state.