KSOP-FM

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KSOP-FM
Broadcast area Salt Lake City metropolitan area
Frequency 104.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingZ104
Programming
Format Country
Ownership
Owner
  • KSOP, Inc.
  • (KSOP)
KSOP
History
First air date
December 10, 1964 (1964-12-10) [1]
Call sign meaning
Salt Lake, Ogden, Provo
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 35629
Class C
ERP 25,000 watts
HAAT 1,140 meters (3,740 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 40°39′33.8″N112°12′7.8″W / 40.659389°N 112.202167°W / 40.659389; -112.202167
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website www.z104country.com

KSOP-FM (104.3 FM, "Z104") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, the station serves the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The station is owned by KSOP, Inc. [3] Its studios are located along Redwood Road, and the transmitter site is atop Farnsworth Peak.

Contents

KSOP-FM also has a sister station, KSOP, on AM 1370 kHz. The FM station went on the air December 10, 1964, and has claimed to be the first FM country music station in the United States. [4] The two stations simulcast until May 2002, when KSOP AM broke away to launch a classic country format to complement the more contemporary playlist on KSOP-FM. [5]

On August 1, 2011, at midnight, after stunting with a countdown of 10 popular non-country pop songs, KSOP-FM rebranded as "Z104".

On November 15, 2017, at approximately 12 pm (MST) the station switched on its HD Radio transmitter, allowing for clearer radio, album art in car, and other HD options. KSOP-FM's second HD Radio channel simulcasts KSOP AM; the subchannel will be discontinued in June 2025, concurrently with the closure of the AM station and the move of its classic country programming to Internet radio. [6]

Translators

In addition to the main station, KSOP-FM is relayed by ten additional translators to widen its broadcast area.

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
K221AX92.1 FM Laketown, UT 5611612D LMS
K224BR92.7 FM Park City, UT 3562516D LMS
K244AO96.7 FM Randolph, UT 5611412D LMS
K244DH96.7 FM Fort Douglas, Utah 2161736D LMS
K255AD98.9 FM Monroe, UT 2318410D LMS
K274AH102.7 FM Junction, UT 5276710D LMS
K280EA103.9 FM Hanksville, UT 141795D LMS
K292AT106.3 FM Price, UT 8739157D LMS
K296AF107.1 FM Heber, UT 7092012D LMS
K296AQ107.1 FM Soda Springs, ID 8807109D LMS

References

  1. ↑ "KSOP Salt Lake City Founder Henry Hilton Dies". Radio-Info.com. January 4, 2011. Archived from the original on January 7, 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KSOP-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "KSOP-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ↑ Arave, Lynn (February 11, 2025). "Radio dial: KSOP a pioneer in country radio". Deseret News . Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  5. ↑ "FM-104.3, AM-1370 separate entities". Deseret News . June 7, 2002. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  6. ↑ Venta, Lance (May 30, 2025). "KSOP To Cease Operations". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 30, 2025.


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