KUTR
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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 | |
| 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 | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | truthnetwork.com/station/kutr |
KUTR (820 AM) is a Contemporary Christian formatted radio station in Salt Lake City Utah. The radio station is owned by Julie Epperson.
At its inception KUTR was a female talk station featuring local and national talk programs. Due to low ratings the station dropped the talk format and became a 24/7 LDS music station, using the "Soft Sunday Sounds" branding of its sister-station, KSFI-FM.
In 2008 the station was sold to Julie Epperson and began airing a Christian contemporary format, mixed with talk. 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.
Today KUTR under its new owner maintains the HD signal, but there have been times when it is not operating.[2][3] 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.[4]
Translators[edit]
In 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 FM | Pleasant Grove, Utah | 88622 | 220 watts | 2,849 m (9,347 ft) | D | LMS |
| K280GX | 103.9 FM FM | Freeport, Utah | 202843 | 250 watts | 85.3 m (280 ft) | D | LMS |
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- KUTR in the FCC AM station database
- KUTR in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Billboard Radio Monitor article on station's demise
- KUTR's towers along with other AM towers in the area
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