KNRS-FM

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KNRS-FM
KNRS FM AM logo 1059 570.png
Broadcast area Salt Lake City metropolitan area
Frequency 105.9 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingTalk Radio 105.9 FM/570 AM KNRS
Programming
Format Talk
Network NBC News Radio
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KAAZ-FM, KJMY, KNRS, KODJ, KZHT
History
First air date
December 24, 1979;44 years ago (1979-12-24) (as KCGL at 105.5)
Former call signs
  • KCGL (1979–1990)
  • KBCK (1990–1992)
  • KUMT (1992–1999)
  • KCPX (1999–2004)
  • KXRV (2004–2008)
  • KTMY (2008–2009)
Former frequencies
  • 105.5 MHz (1979–1992)
  • 105.7 MHz (1992–2015)
Call sign meaning
derived from its sister AM radio station
Technical information
Facility ID 69555
Class C
ERP 25,000 watts
HAAT 1,140 meters (3,740 ft)
Repeater(s) 570  KNRS (Salt Lake City)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website knrs.iheart.com

KNRS-FM (105.9 MHz) is a commercial radio station, licensed to Centerville, Utah, and broadcasting to Salt Lake City metropolitan area, using the branding "Talk Radio 105.9." KNRS-FM simulcasts a talk radio format with sister station KNRS 570 AM. [1] The studios are on South Decker Lake Drive in West Valley City.

Contents

The station's transmitter tower is on Farnsworth Peak, in the Oquirrh Mountains, 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Salt Lake City, [2] KNRS-FM broadcasts using HD Radio technology.

History

Easy listening (1979–1990)

On December 24, 1979, the station originally signed on as KCGL at 105.5 FM. [3] It was powered at only 500 watts and offered easy listening music for the northern suburbs of Salt Lake City.

Country (1990–1992)

In 1990, the station switched to country music as KBCK (K-Buck), carrying Buck Owens' "Real Country" Network.

Adult alternative (1992–2001)

In 1992, the station got a major power boost and increase in antenna height while moving to 105.7 MHz, now covering much of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The call sign changed to KUMT, as "105.7 The Mountain", airing an adult album alternative (AAA) format.

Modern rock (2001–2005)

From November 2001 until November 2005, the station's call letters were KCPX identifying itself as "Channel 105-7" and airing a modern rock format. [4] (KCPX had been the call letters for one of Salt Lake City's legendary Top 40 stations, at 1320 AM and 98.7 FM.)

Adult alternative (2005–2007)

From November 2005 until November 1, 2007, the station returned to an adult album alternative format as KXRV, branded as "105.7 The River, Quality Music from Then and Now".

Country (2007–2009)

Beginning on November 1, 2007, KXRV returned to a country format, branded "My Country 105.7", featuring voice mail messages from listeners, with no live DJs. [5] Pre-recorded tags were heard after each song noting the title and artist. The call letters were changed to KTMY on January 17, 2008, to reflect the new format.

Spanish (2009)

In January 2009, the station flipped to Spanish-language adult contemporary music as "La Preciosa 105.7". [6]

Talk (2009–present)

In August 2009, KTMY switched to KNRS-FM, and began carrying its current talk radio format. [2] [7] On October 8, 2015, at 5 p.m., KNRS-FM moved up the dial from 105.7 FM to 105.9 FM, rebranding as "Talk Radio 105.9".

Programming

The station features predominantly conservative syndicated national talk show hosts, including The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show , Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, Jesse Kelly, Clyde Lewis, Coast to Coast AM with George Noory and This Morning, America's First News with Gordon Deal . One local program is heard weekdays during afternoon drive time, hosted by Rod Arquette. [8] On Saturdays, KNRS originates the regionally syndicated weekend "Travel Show" hosted by Larry Gelwix. Other weekend shows deal with money, health, computers and guns. Syndicated weekend hosts include Kim Komando and Bill Cunningham, as well as repeats of weekday shows. Some hours on weekends are paid brokered programming.

KNRS-AM-FM have a full news department, with local news every thirty minutes on weekdays. In addition, the station is a network affiliate of co-owned NBC News Radio for national news coverage. KNRS gets some of its local news and weather coverage from KUTV. KNRS-AM-FM air live traffic reports on weekdays from 5:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Traffic reports are provided by iHeartMedia's Total Traffic Network, based at the Utah Department of Transportation in Salt Lake City.

KNRS-AM-FM's sister stations include KAAZ-FM, KJMY, KODJ, KWDZ, and KZHT.

All KNRS-AM-FM programming is streamed live on the station's website and iHeartRadio website and app. In addition, all of the station's local shows (both weekday and weekend) and select national shows as a podcast.

KNRS-FM HD2

KNRS-FM broadcasts using HD Radio technology. The HD2 digital subchannel had carried a mainstream AC format branded as "Soft Rock" from iHeartMedia's Premium Choice networks. The HD2 subchannel was later discontinued.

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KNRS is an AM radio station licensed to Salt Lake City, Utah. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.. KNRS and sister station 105.9 KNRS-FM simulcast a talk radio format. The studios are located in West Valley City and the transmitter site is located off West 2300 North Street in Salt Lake City. KNRS operates with 5,000 watts around the clock, covering most of Northern Utah. Other iHeart stations in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area include KAAZ-FM, KZHT, KJMY, and KODJ.

References

  1. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
  2. 1 2 "KNRS-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
  3. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1980 page C-238
  4. ↑ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2001/RR-2001-11-09.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  5. ↑ "Salt Lake & Detroit Follow-Ups - RadioInsight". 22 October 2007.
  6. ↑ "La Presciosa Coming to Salt Lake City - RadioInsight". 29 January 2009.
  7. ↑ "570 KNRS Salt Lake City to Move to FM - RadioInsight". 31 July 2009.
  8. ↑ "Rod Arquette - Talk Radio 105.9 - KNRS".
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