KUTR (820 AM) is a Contemporary Christian formatted radio station in Salt Lake City Utah. The radio station is owned by Julie Epperson.
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| Broadcast area | Salt Lake City metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 820 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary Christian |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Julie Epperson |
| WTRU, WDRU, WCRU, WLES | |
| History | |
First air date | May 9, 2005[1] |
Call sign meaning | K Utah Radio |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 129372 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 50,000 watts day and critical hours 2,500 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°19′48″N 112°4′9″W / 40.33000°N 112.06917°W |
| Translator(s) | 95.3 K237FG (Pleasant Grove) 103.9 K280GX (Freeport) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | truthnetwork.com/station/kutr |
At its inception KUTR was a female talk station featuring local and national talk programs.[3] KUTR was owned by Bonneville International, who struggled to find a format for the station. Due to low ratings Bonneville dropped the talk format and the station carried 24/7 LDS music, using the "Soft Sunday Sounds" branding of its sister-station, KSFI-FM.[4][5] KUTR, when owned by Bonneville, acquired HD Radio for the station; however, the station was forced to turn HD off during the night to avoid interference with other stations. In 2008 the station was sold to Julie Epperson and began airing a Christian contemporary format, mixed with talk.[6]
Today KUTR under its new owner maintains the HD signal, but there have been times when it is not operating.[7] As of November 30, 2018, KUTR is no longer broadcasting in HD.
KUTR is licensed to Taylorsville; however, the towers for the station are located outside Cedar Fort.[8]
Translators
editIn addition to AM 820, KUTR can be heard also on FM. The information is listed below.
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K237FG | 95.3 FM | Pleasant Grove, Utah | 88622 | 220 watts | 2,849 m (9,347 ft) | D | LMS |
| K280GX | 103.9 FM | Freeport, Utah | 202843 | 250 watts | 85.3 m (280 ft) | D | LMS |
References
edit- ^ "2010 Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook" (PDF).
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KUTR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Women's station to hit Salt Lake airwaves". Deseret News. Deseret News Publishing Company. December 23, 2004.
- ^ Scott Fybush (May 16, 2008). "The Big Trip 2007, part III: Provo, Ogden and TV Studios". Fybush.com.
- ^ "History of Sounds of Sunday". SoundsofSunday.com. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ "Eppersons keep it in the family in NC FM deal". Radio and Business Television Report. February 7, 2011.
- ^ "Station Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Salt Lake City AM Radio towers". Ubstudios.com.
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 129372 (KUTR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KUTR in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 88622 (K237FG) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- Facility details for Facility ID 202843 (K280GX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
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