KUMT

KUMT
City Randolph, Utah
Broadcast area Salt Lake City, Utah
Branding BYU Radio
Frequency 107.9 MHz
Repeater(s) 107.9 KUMT-FM1 (Salt Lake City)
107.9 KUMT-FM2 (Ogden)
107.9 KUMT-FM4 (Bountiful)
107.9 KUMT-FM5 (Provo)
First air date 1984 (as KRGO)
Format Talk
ERP 89,000 watts
HAAT 647 meters
Class C
Facility ID 33438
Transmitter coordinates 40°52′16″N 110°59′46″W / 40.87111°N 110.99611°W / 40.87111; -110.99611
Former callsigns KRGO (1984-1986)
KRPN (1986-1992)
KZQQ-FM (2/1992-12/1992)
KRGQ-FM (1992-1995)
KRGO (1995-1996)
KRKR (1996-1998)
KSNU (1998-1999)
KWKD (11/1999-12/1999)
KSNU (1999-2000)
KFVR-FM (2000-2001)
KUDD (2001-2016)
Affiliations BYU Radio
Owner Brigham Young University
Sister stations KBYU-FM, KBYU-TV
Website www.byuradio.org

KUMT (107.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Randolph, Utah, United States, and serving the Salt Lake City area. The station's transmitter is located on Humpy Peak in the Uinta Mountain range. Under the previous calls, KUDD and prior, the stations transmitter was located near Promontory Point, Utah in Box Elder County.

History

The station was first licensed in 1984.[1] The station held the callsign KRGO, and aired a country music format, simulcasting sister station KRGO 1550.[2][3]

On September 19, 1986, the station's callsign was changed to KRPN.[4] As KRPN, the station aired an oldies format, and was branded "WKRP".[5][6]

On February 10, 1992, the station's callsign was changed to KZQQ-FM.[4] As KZQQ-FM in 1992, the station aired the Z Rock heavy metal format.[7] On September 14, 1992, the station adopted a Country music format.[7] On December 28, 1992, the station's callsign was changed to KRGQ-FM, and on May 12, 1995, the station's callsign was changed to KRGO.[4]

On October 18, 1996, the station's callsign was changed to KRKR.[4] As KRKR, the station aired a rock format as "K-Rock".[8] In July 1997, the station began airing the "Timeless" adult standards format, and was known as "Sunny 107.9".[8] On January 1, 1998, the station's callsign was changed to KSNU.[4] In early August 1998, the station's format changed to adult contemporary as a simulcast of KOSY 106.5.[9] The simulcast ended in July 1999, when the station became "The Edge", which served as a placeholder format until the station's sale was consummated.[10][11] On January 18, 2000, the station became KFVR-FM, and the station adopted a rhythmic oldies format as "Fever 107.9" "Utah's Movin' Oldies".[12]

In 2001, the station flipped to a top 40 format as "Power 107-9", "Utah's Hit Music Station". The KUDD call letters would be adopted during this time. With trying attempting to go after KZHT, they added a simulcast on the 103.9 frequency as "KMDG" to better cover the western area of Salt Lake. The general manager named the station "Dianna 107.9" briefly before rebranding as "Power."

The station shifted from a modern adult contemporary format to a top 40 (CHR) format in 2009.

On June 18, 2010, Millcreek, KUDD's owners, sold the station, along with KUUU and KYLZ to Simmons Media Group. Simmons continued to operate KUDD and its sister stations until they were sold to Broadway Media in 2014.[13]

Announcers at the time included Lexi, Banks, MJ, Dylan and Jake Stone.

On December 2, 2015, Broadway announced a deal with Community Wireless of Park City, Inc., to move KPCW-FM down from 91.9 to 91.7 and take ownership of the 107.9 signal that Broadway was to donate to them after moving KUDD's Top 40 format to 105.1, where it would replace KAUU's Country format. The change occurred at 10:51 AM on March 31, 2016; the last song on "Mix" on 107.9 was "My House" by Flo Rida. 107.9 adopted the new callsign KUMT.[14][15]

The Mountain

Logo as KUMT before the sale to BYU Radio.

On April 25, 2016, KUMT flipped to an adult album alternative format, branded as "107.9 The Mountain".[16]

On May 6, 2016, KUMT ended its "Mountain" AAA format after ten days with the format. After a few days of stunting, KUMT would return to AAA and the "Mountain" branding, now under the operation of Community Wireless.[17]

Sale to BYU

On April 26, 2018, Brigham Young University announced it would acquire KUMT for an undisclosed amount. The university uses KUMT as a full-time outlet for its campus-run radio network BYU Radio. The university had originally planned to drop KBYU-FM's classical music format in favor of BYU Radio, but the plans were met with criticism by listeners.[18][19] BYU Radio programming officially began airing on the station September 17, 2018. KUMT airs all BYU Radio programming except football and men's basketball, including women's soccer, baseball, and women's basketball games. Football and men's basketball are not aired on the station because KSL holds Utah Valley rights for those sports.

References

  1. ↑ Application Search Details, fcc.gov. Accessed September 14, 2015
  2. ↑ "Ratings Report", Radio & Records, April 1985. p. 123. Accessed September 14, 2015
  3. ↑ "Ratings Report & Directory", Radio & Records, April 1986. p. 142. Accessed September 14, 2015
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Call Sign History", fcc.gov. Accessed August 20, 2015
  5. ↑ Lynn Arave, "AM Radio. When was the last time you listened to it?", Deseret News, February 10, 1989. Accessed September 14, 2015
  6. ↑ Radio Log, Deseret News, March 27, 1991. Accessed September 14, 2015
  7. 1 2 Lynn Arave, "Hans Petersen's Return May be Just What Doctor Ordered for AM", Deseret News, September 18, 1992. Accessed August 21, 2015
  8. 1 2 Lynn Arave, "`K-Rock' vanishes as S.L. tunes in 2 new stations", Deseret News, July 25, 1997. Accessed August 20, 2015
  9. ↑ Ivan Lincoln, "KSNU music revamp was unnerving", Deseret News, August 9, 1998. Accessed August 20, 2015
  10. ↑ Lynn Arave, "KALL's latest stunt: Barberi wants to be on Hatch ticket", Deseret News, July 9, 1999. Accessed August 20, 2015
  11. ↑ Lynn Arave, "Tunis falls victim to the changes at KALL and KNRS", Deseret News, July 30, 1999. Accessed August 20, 2015
  12. ↑ Lynn Arave, "Ex-traffic reporter now in KFVR a.m. driver seat", Deseret News, May 5, 2000. Accessed August 20, 2015
  13. ↑ "SIMMONS BUYS THREE IN SLC" From Radio Ink (June 18, 2010)
  14. ↑ "Broadway Media To Donate 107.9 KUDD Salt Lake City; Upgrade 92.5 KUUU" from Radioinsight (December 2, 2015)
  15. ↑ Mix 107.9 Moves To 105.1
  16. ↑ 107.9 The Mountain Rises in Salt Lake City Radioinsight - April 25, 2016
  17. ↑ 107.9 The Mountain Salt Lake City Comes To Quick End Radioinsight - May 6, 2016
  18. ↑ "After protests, Utah's KBYU-FM will keep playing classical music". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  19. ↑ Pierce, Scott D. (October 23, 2017). "KBYU-TV will no longer be a PBS station in 2018 — and KBYU-FM will abandon classical music". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved October 23, 2017.


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