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| Broadcast area | Salt Lake City metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 107.9MHz |
| Branding | BYU Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk |
| Affiliations | BYU Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Brigham Young University |
| History | |
First air date | 1984 (as KRGO) |
Former call signs | KRGO (1984–1986) KRPN (1986–1992) KZQQ-FM (2/1992-12/1992) KRGQ-FM (1992–1995) KRGO (1995–1996) KRKR (1996–1998) KSNU (1998–1999) KWKD (11/1999-12/1999) KSNU (1999–2000) KFVR-FM (2000–2001) KUDD (2001–2016) |
Call sign meaning | Utah Mountain (previous format) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 33438 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 89,000watts |
| HAAT | 647 meters (2,123 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°52′16″N110°59′46″W / 40.871056°N 110.996000°W /40.871056; -110.996000 |
| Repeater | See § Boosters |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | www |
| Website | www |
KUMT (107.9FM) is aradio station licensed toRandolph, Utah, United States, and serving theSalt Lake City metropolitan area. The station's transmitter is located onHumpy Peak in the Uinta Mountain range. Under the previous calls, KUDD and prior, the stations transmitter was located nearPromontory Point, Utah, inBox Elder County.
The station was first licensed in 1984.[2] The station held the callsign KRGO, and aired acountry music format, simulcasting sister stationKRGO 1550.[3][4]
On September 19, 1986, the station's callsign was changed to KRPN.[5] As KRPN, the station aired anoldies format, and was branded "WKRP".[6][7]
On February 10, 1992, the station's callsign was changed to KZQQ-FM.[5] As KZQQ-FM in 1992, the station aired theZ Rockheavy metal format.[8]
On September 14, 1992, the station adopted acountry music format.[8] On December 28, 1992, the station's callsign was changed to KRGQ-FM, and on May 12, 1995, the station's callsign was changed to KRGO.[5]
On October 18, 1996, the station's callsign was changed to KRKR.[5] As KRKR, the station aired arock format as "K-Rock".[9]
In July 1997, the station began airing the "Timeless"adult standards format, and was known as "Sunny 107.9".[9] On January 1, 1998, the station's callsign was changed to KSNU.[5]
In early August 1998, the station's format changed toadult contemporary as a simulcast ofKOSY 106.5.[10]
The simulcast ended in July 1999, when the station became "The Edge", which served as a placeholder format until the station's sale was consummated.[11][12]
On January 18, 2000, the station became KFVR-FM, and the station adopted arhythmic oldies format as "Fever 107.9" "Utah's Movin' Oldies".[13]
In 2001, the station flipped to atop 40 format as "Power 107-9", "Utah's Hit Music Station". TheKUDD call letters would be adopted during this time. With trying attempting to go afterKZHT, they added a simulcast on the 103.9 frequency as "KMDG" to better cover the western area of Salt Lake. The general manager named the station "Dianna 107.9" briefly before rebranding as "Power".
The station shifted from amodern adult contemporary format to atop 40 (CHR) format in 2009.
On June 18, 2010, Millcreek, KUDD's owners, sold the station, along with KUUU and KYLZ to Simmons Media Group. Simmons continued to operate KUDD and its sister stations until they were sold toBroadway Media in 2014.[14] Around this time, the station moved its signal fromPromontory Peak west ofOgden toHumpy Peak, allowing for better coverage of the areas south of Salt Lake City, includingProvo.
Announcers at the time included Lexi, Banks, MJ, Dylan and Jake Stone.
On December 2, 2015, Broadway stated that it would donate KUDD to Community Wireless of Park City, Inc., which in turn would moveKPCW-FM down from 91.9 to 91.7 while theMix format would move to 105.1. The move took place on March 31, 2016 at 10:51 AM; the last song on "Mix" on 107.9 was "My House" byFlo Rida. 107.9 adopted the new callsignKUMT.[15][16]
On April 25, 2016, KUMT flipped to an adult album alternative format, branded as "107.9 The Mountain".[17]
On May 6, 2016, KUMT ended its "Mountain" AAA format after ten days with the format. After a few days of stunting, KUMT would return to AAA and the "Mountain" branding, now under the operation of Community Wireless.[18]
On April 26, 2018,Brigham Young University announced it would acquire KUMT for an undisclosed amount. The university uses KUMT as a full-time outlet for its campus-run radio networkBYU Radio. The university had originally planned to dropKBYU-FM'sclassical music format in favor of BYU Radio, but the plans were met with criticism by listeners.[19][20] The purchase was consummated on August 31, 2018, at a price of $875,000. BYU Radio programming officially began airing on the station September 17, 2018. KUMT airs all BYU Radio programming except football and men's basketball (which are broadcast byde facto commercial sister stationKSL). In 2019 KUMT officially became the flagship station for BYU women's soccer followed by BYU Baseball in 2020. As a result BYU Radio no longer streams those events on KBYU-HD 2. However they are streamed on the BYU Sports Radio app, and most are simulcast on ESPN 960.
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KUMT-FM1 | 107.9 FM | Salt Lake City, Utah | 106586 | 2,100 | 296 m (971 ft) | D | LMS |
| KUMT-FM2 | 107.9 FM | Ogden, Utah | 122080 | 500 | 28 m (92 ft) | D | LMS |
| KUMT-FM4 | 107.9 FM | Bountiful, Utah | 136266 | 2,200 | 217 m (712 ft) | D | LMS |
| KUMT-FM5 | 107.9 FM | Provo, Utah | 198318 | 1,750 | −161 m (−528 ft) | D | LMS |