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For the German village, see Kenz-Küstrow
KENZ
Broadcast areaSalt Lake City-Ogden-Provo
Frequency101.9 MHz
Branding"101.9 The End"
Programming
FormatAlternative
Ownership
OwnerCitadel Broadcasting
KKAT-AM, KBEE, KBER, KFNZ, KHTB, KJQS, KUBL
History
First air date
1984-01-11 (as KKAT) 1996-01-01 (as KENZ)
Former call signs
KKAT (1984-2004)
KPQP (2004-2005)
Technical information
Facility ID2444
ClassC
ERP25,000 watts
HAAT1,140 meters (3,740 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°39′34″N 112°12′5″W / 40.65944°N 112.20139°W / 40.65944; -112.20139
Links
WebcastListen Live
Website1019theend.com

KENZ, branded as "101.9 the End" is a Salt Lake City, Utah-based radio station. Owned by Citadel Broadcasting Corporation, the station airs an alternative format on 101.9 FM.

History

File:1019theend.png
The logo of the station from 2005-2010

KENZ first signed on as 107.5 The End January 1, 1996 with R.E.M.'s "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)." Originally owned by The Slaymaker Group dba Monarch Broadcasting, the station was sold to Citadel Broadcasting in 1998. It ended its more than 14-year run on April 21, 2010 with a format flip to more generation x type music without commercials.

Much of the original staff came from now cross town rival KXRK, X96. Jimmy Chunga, a weekender and Producer of The Radio from Hell Show at X96 was hired to lead the morning show. Chunga first did the show solo, then was teamed up for a short time with a female co-host. He was joined by Marcus soon afterward. Andrea was hired away from X96 to work the midday shift. Biff Raff returned to the Salt Lake market after spending time in Austin, TX and Denver, CO to be the program director. He also did an afternoon on-air shift. Dom Casual was the station's first Music Director and afternoon drive jock. Barb Thomas worked the night shift. Mister West left X96 as well and brought the Saturday Night Cold Case to The End. Norm Church also left X96 to work on-air as well as take over marketing responsibilities for the station.

In 1999, the KENZ morning show "Chunga and Marcus" hosted a contest titled "The Cruise of Dreams," after which Marcus did not return to the show. Shortly after the departure of Marcus, Mister West joined the morning show as Chunga's partner. This was a role reversal of sorts as Chunga had been West's partner on the "Saturday Night Cold Case," a call-in request show during West's weekend shift dating back to their days at X96.

At the end of 2005 Citadel Broadcasting moved the station from the 107.5 MHz frequency to the stronger and farther reaching 101.9 MHz frequency. Even though they were no longer at the "end" of the dial they retained the name.[1]

In 2006, Bruce Jones (Biff Raff), the End's first and only Program Director at the time, announced he would be leaving the End and radio in general. Mike Peer, of New York City's K-ROCK, was selected at the end of 2006 to become the new Program Director of KENZ. Peer had actually worked for Bruce Jones in Austin, Texas before Jones headed to Denver and then returned to Utah to start the End.[2]

On December 6, 2007, Chunga announced that Mister West had left the station and the Chunga and Mister show. Chunga explained that both his and Mister's contracts were up this year and he had planned to retire at the end of the year. Citadel Broadcasting gave him a good deal and he chose to stay. Citadel management decided not to renew Mister's contract. However, according to the February 22, 2008, edition of the Deseret Morning News, Mister claims that Chunga demanded Mister be fired (as part of Chunga's own contract negotiation).[3]

On Tuesday, November 18, 2008, during the Tuesday CD Review, it was announced that the Parker Show would air for the final time on November 26, 2008. Parker later said that the only reason was budget cuts and that he feels no resentment towards management for the decision. Dallan as part of the parker show was laid off at the same time.[4]

On Friday, January 1, 2010 Chelsea Earlewine announced on her facebook page that she was moving to California, and thanked all her fans for their support.

On Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 101.9 The End changed format and adopted a jockless "Gen X" format that focused largely on ‘90s music[5] and let go of their on-air staff, with the exception of Cort Johnson, who ran all station promotions and acted as the stations sole on-air personality. This was an incredibly unpopular change[who?]. On Tuesday, December 21st, 2010 the station reverted back to the more familiar "1019 The End", returning to an Alternative format.

On Tuesday, July 5, 2011, Chunga returned to the The End to join Cort for the "Chunga & Cort" morning show.

Staff

  • Cort Johnson - Morning Show Host/Assistant Program Director (2010–Present), Morning Show Co-Host, Executive Producer (2005–2010), Promotions/Marketing Director (2001–2007)
  • Tysen - Afternoons (2011–Present) Weekender/Nights/Production (1998–2007)

Former airstaff

  • Jimmy Chunga (Brett Smith)- Morning Show (1996–2010): Had been the morning show producer and a weekender at X96 before being offered his own morning show when KENZ was starting up. Did voice over work on the side as well as some acting ("The Singles Ward"). Older brother to Jon Smith.
  • Grant Ruby - Music Director/Promotions Director/Afternoons (2007–2010): Came to KENZ at the end of the year from KEDJ (The Edge 103.9) in Phoenix, Arizona. Originally took over Midday shift, was promoted to afternoons when Parker left the station at the end of 2008. Added Promotions Director at the end of 2008.
  • Mister West (Brian West) - Morning Show co-host (1999–2007)/ Weekender (1996–1999): A weekender at X96 and then at The End, West had done a weekly request show with Chunga before being asked to replace Marcus in 1999. He left the show in 2007 after management chose not to renew his contract.
  • Producer Casey (Casey Scott) - Morning Show Producer (1998–2006): Currently working in real estate, and as a Gonzo reporter on KUTV Channel 2's morning show.
  • Announcer Boy (Pete May) - Production (1996–2004): Sassy on-air comic foil to Chunga.
  • Biff Raff (Bruce Jones) - Program Director/Afternoons (1996–2006): Program Director and afternoon jock. PD for KBER 101 as well as The End. Biff announced his retirement in August 2006.
  • Dom Casual - Music Director/Afternoons (1996–1999): Had been part of the original X96 morning show with Bill Allred. Left The End to PD a station in Spokane, Washington. Once there he hired Kari Bushman who had been doing weekend shifts at X96. Returned to the Salt Lake market to work at the new incarnation of KJQ.
  • Andrea - Music Director/Middays (1996–2000): Another former X96 jock. Hosted the weekly advice call-in show "Bitch & Moan" with various co-hosts. She left KENZ after landing her own morning show in Pennsylvania. Returned to Salt Lake and worked for a time at the new KJQN.
  • Barb Thomas - (1996–2002) Hired as part of the original staff in 1996 working Nights. In 1999 when Biff Raff stopped doing an on-air show in the midday, she was shifted to afternoons until she was laid off due to budget cutbacks in 2002.
  • Kari Bushman - Music Director/Middays (2000–2007): Had been a weekender at X96 before taking a job in Spokane, Washington working for Dom Casual. Returned to Salt Lake to take the midday shift vacated by Andrea. Kari resigned from KENZ in 2007 due to a conflict with new management. In 2008 Kari Bushman joined fellow former KENZ staffer Jon Smith as a morning show co host on Sunny 106 in St. George, Utah.
  • Norm Church aka Normon Church (Brad Davis) - Promotions & Marketing Director, Morning Show Man-on-the-Street, Weekender (1996–1997)
  • Little Ricky (Rick Pollock) - Promotions & Marketing Director, Morning Show Man-on-the-Street (1997–2001)
  • Jon Smith (Nathan Smith) - Weekender/Nights (1999–2004): Younger brother of Jimmy Chunga. After weekends and nights at KENZ did afternoon drive at KJQN. Jon left the Salt Lake City market in 2005 to program KPLD 94.3 The Planet (alternative) in St. George, Utah. Jon is now the Morning Show Guy and Program Director for Sunny 106 in St. George.
  • Mike Lindsay - Weekender/Nights (1997–2002): Currently works weekends on X96
  • Vince Klortho - Weekender (1996–2003):
  • Chris Howey - Weekender (1999–2000):
  • Jay Johnson - Weekender (2000–2007):
  • Marcus - Morning Show co-host (1996–1999): Chunga's first co-host. Left amid accusations of sexual misconduct on a cruise sponsored by the radio station; Marcus denied the accusations and filed a defamation lawsuit against Chunga, Little Ricky (Rick Pollock), Biff Raff (Bruce Jones) and Citadel Broadcasting. He was later a member of the morning show on Star 102.7 and now works for 94.9 Z-Rock.[6]
  • Parker (Mike Peer) - Program Director/Afternoons (2007–2008): Came to KENZ in January from WXRK (K-Rock) in New York to replace Biff Raff.
  • Dallan - Afternoon co-host, End Zone Producer, and on-air Mix Engineer. (2005–2008)
  • Chelsea - Morning Show Co-Host (2005–2009), Traffic (2003–2009)
  • Randy Jetsen - Nights (2007–2008)
  • Zeek - Weekender/Overnights (2006-2008)
  • Cellular Bagel Guy (Rob Hill) - Promotions & Marketing Director (1996): Delivered bagels to the masses live each morning.

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References

  1. ^ 'The End' moves to the middle - Deseret News Sept. 30, 2005
  2. ^ 3 local stations are making some big changes - Deseret Morning News Jan. 5, 2007
  3. ^ Internet is keeping some programs alive - Deseret Morning News Friday February 22, 2008
  4. ^ Deseret Morning News Nov. 14, 2008
  5. ^ It's the end of 101.9 The End as we know it, Salt Lake Tribune, April 23, 2010
  6. ^ "Suit sheds light on firing of KENZ disc jockey", Deseret News, 10 November 1999.
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