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KALL in Utah was originally founded in 1945 by Mr. and Mrs. [[George C. Hatch]] and Mr. and Mrs Robert H. Hinkley. In 1946 the Salt Lake Tribune, owned by the Kearns Corporation purchased a fifty percent interest in the radio station. This interest was in turn sold in 1954 to permit the Kearns-Tribune Corporation to apply for a Channel 2 Television license in a fifty-fifty partnership. |
KALL in Utah was originally founded in 1945 by Mr. and Mrs. [[George C. Hatch]] and Mr. and Mrs Robert H. Hinkley. In 1946 the [[Salt Lake Tribune]], owned by the Kearns Corporation, through the efforts of [[John F. Fitzpatrick]] and Tribune's president Thomas F. Kearns purchased a fifty percent interest in the radio station. This interest was in turn sold in 1954 to permit the Kearns-Tribune Corporation to apply for a Channel 2 Television license in a fifty-fifty partnership. |
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KALL signed on the air September 22, 1981 as '''KFAM'''. KFAM broadcast a [[beautiful music]] format in [[AM stereo]].<ref name="KFAM"></ref> In 1997, [[WLW]] owner [[Jacor]] purchased KFAM, which broadcast with 50,000 watts during the day but only 1,000 watts at night in order to protect WLW.<ref name=oldradio>http://www.oldradio.com/archives/stations/slc-hist.htm, Retrieved on 2008/05/20.</ref> As a joke{{Fact|date=May 2008}}, they changed the call letters to '''KWLW'''<ref name=oldradio/> and even began to air programming such as [[Dale Sommers]] "The Truckin' Bozo" (also heard on WLW) on the station<ref>http://www.truckweb.com/twradio.htm, Retrieved on 2008/05/20.</ref>. The call letters and [[classic country]] format stayed on the station until 1999, when [[Clear Channel Communications]] moved the '''KALL''' letters and programming from 910 AM.<ref name=oldradio/> |
KALL signed on the air September 22, 1981 as '''KFAM'''. KFAM broadcast a [[beautiful music]] format in [[AM stereo]].<ref name="KFAM"></ref> In 1997, [[WLW]] owner [[Jacor]] purchased KFAM, which broadcast with 50,000 watts during the day but only 1,000 watts at night in order to protect WLW.<ref name=oldradio>http://www.oldradio.com/archives/stations/slc-hist.htm, Retrieved on 2008/05/20.</ref> As a joke{{Fact|date=May 2008}}, they changed the call letters to '''KWLW'''<ref name=oldradio/> and even began to air programming such as [[Dale Sommers]] "The Truckin' Bozo" (also heard on WLW) on the station<ref>http://www.truckweb.com/twradio.htm, Retrieved on 2008/05/20.</ref>. The call letters and [[classic country]] format stayed on the station until 1999, when [[Clear Channel Communications]] moved the '''KALL''' letters and programming from 910 AM.<ref name=oldradio/> |
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Revision as of 07:17, 6 October 2012
| Broadcast area | Salt Lake City, Utah |
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| Frequency | 700 kHz |
| Branding | ESPN 700 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports radio |
| Affiliations | ESPN Radio, Compass Media Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Simmons Media Group, LLC |
| History | |
First air date | September 22, 1981 (as KFAM)[1] July 1, 1998 (as KWLW) |
Former call signs | 1998-2003: KWLW 1981-1998: KFAM |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 23480 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 50,000 watts day 10,000 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°53′29.00″N 111°56′29.00″W / 40.8913889°N 111.9413889°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live 32kb/32kHz or Listen Live 24kb/44kHz AAC |
| Website | kall700sports.com |
KALL, "ESPN 700", is an all-sports radio station in the Salt Lake City, Utah area. The listed owner is Utah Radio Acquisitions, LLC.
Program highlights include live play-by-play of University of Utah football and basketball and Real Salt Lake soccer, Mike and Mike in the Morning, The Herd with Colin Cowherd, the daily local show "The Bill & Spence Show" and "Dan Patrick". KALL also was one of the first stations to pick up the new Compass Media Networks NFL package and is now the home of the Dallas Cowboys.
History
KALL in Utah was originally founded in 1945 by Mr. and Mrs. George C. Hatch and Mr. and Mrs Robert H. Hinkley. In 1946 the Salt Lake Tribune, owned by the Kearns Corporation, through the efforts of John F. Fitzpatrick and Tribune's president Thomas F. Kearns purchased a fifty percent interest in the radio station. This interest was in turn sold in 1954 to permit the Kearns-Tribune Corporation to apply for a Channel 2 Television license in a fifty-fifty partnership.
KALL signed on the air September 22, 1981 as KFAM. KFAM broadcast a beautiful music format in AM stereo.[1] In 1997, WLW owner Jacor purchased KFAM, which broadcast with 50,000 watts during the day but only 1,000 watts at night in order to protect WLW.[2] As a joke[citation needed], they changed the call letters to KWLW[2] and even began to air programming such as Dale Sommers "The Truckin' Bozo" (also heard on WLW) on the station[3]. The call letters and classic country format stayed on the station until 1999, when Clear Channel Communications moved the KALL letters and programming from 910 AM.[2]
Clear Channel sold KALL to UT Radio Acquisition LLC in 2006.[4]
References
- ^ a b "KFAM First Air Date" (PDF). Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1984. 1984. pp. B-261. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
- ^ a b c http://www.oldradio.com/archives/stations/slc-hist.htm, Retrieved on 2008/05/20.
- ^ http://www.truckweb.com/twradio.htm, Retrieved on 2008/05/20.
- ^ "Deals," Broadcasting & Cable, February 27, 2006.
External links
- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID KALL ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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