KEGA

Last updated
KNAH
Broadcast area Salt Lake City metropolitan area
Frequency 101.5 MHz
Branding101.5 Hank FM
Programming
Format Classic country
Ownership
Owner
KXRK, KYMV, KUDD, KALL, KOVO, KUUU
History
First air date
June 28, 2000;23 years ago (June 28, 2000) (as KPKK)
Former call signs
KPKK (2000-2003)
KKIK (2003-2003)
KEGA (2003-2023)
Call sign meaning
HANK
Technical information
Facility ID 89255
Class C
ERP 89,000 watts
HAAT 647 meters (2,123 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°52′16″N110°59′43″W / 40.87111°N 110.99528°W / 40.87111; -110.99528
Repeater(s) 92.5-3 KUUU-HD3
101.5 KNAH-FM1 (Ogden)
101.5 KNAH-FM3 (Salt Lake City)
101.5 KNAH-FM5 (Provo)
101.5 KNAH-FM6 (Bountiful)
101.5 KNAH-FM7 (Park City)
101.5 KNAH-FM10 (North Salt Lake)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website hankfmutah.com

KNAH (101.5 FM, "101.5 Hank FM") is a classic country music radio station broadcasting to the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. Licensed to Oakley, Utah, It is owned and operated by Broadway Media. Its studios are on West Broadway (300 South) in Downtown Salt Lake City.

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KNAH is a Class C FM station, with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 89,000 watts. The transmitter tower is atop Humpy Peak, 50 miles east of Salt Lake City. It has multiple booster stations to help improve its signal.

History

The station signed on the air on June 28, 2000;23 years ago. Its original call sign was KPKK, known as "The Peak."

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Former logo

On July 3, 2003, the station changed its call sign to KKIK. On July 30, 2003, the station became the current KEGA. [1]

On November 10, 2023, at noon, KEGA flipped to Christmas Country Music. It has applied to change its call letters to "KNAH". [2]

On December 26, 2023, at midnight, KEGA was rebranded as "101.5 Hank FM" and its callsign was changed to KNAH. The first song on Hank was "The Thunder Rolls" by Garth Brooks.

For listeners with an HD Radio, KNAH can be heard via KUUU-HD3 at 92.5 FM.

Air staff

Current DJ Lineup:

Rick & Carly: 6:00 AM–10:00 AM

Randy "Bubba" Black: 10:00 AM–2:00 PM

Pat "The Outlaw" Garrett: 2:00 PM–6:00 PM [3]

Past air talent includes Jon Watkins, Chantel Lauren, Justin Taylor, Keith Stubbs, Amanda Jones, Tracy Chapman, Cody Alan, and Carly Cash.

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References

  1. "KEGA Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "101.5 The Eagle Drops Country For Christmas Ahead Of Potential Further Changes - RadioInsight". 2023-11-10. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  3. "On-Air Lineup - 101.5 the Eagle". 21 June 2021.