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KSUB
KSUB (590 AM) is a commercial radio station in Cedar City, Utah, owned by Townsquare Media. It airs a news/talk radio format. The station's offices and studios are on South Main Street.
By day, KSUB is powered at 5,000 watts using a non-directional antenna. To protect other stations on 590 AM from interference, KSUB reduces power at night to 138 watts. Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator K299BU at 107.7 FM in Cedar City.
On September 22, 1936, Harold Johnson and Leland M. Perry received a construction permit for a new 100-watt radio station to operate on 1310 kHz at Cedar City. The station was originally scheduled to open June 17, 1937, but days before opening, the tower collapsed in a construction accident. The opening had to be postponed until July 4, 1937. Perry took over as sole operator in 1939 when Johnson died. He had been a local dry goods store owner.
A reorganization of KSUB under the Southern Utah Broadcasting Company followed, with Earl L. Glade, general manager of KSL in Salt Lake City, becoming the largest stockholder. The station moved to 1340 kHz in 1941 as part of North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement (NARBA) reallocation. It was authorized in 1944 to increase power to 250 watts.
KSUB's ties to KSL became more concrete in 1944, when the Radio Service Corporation, its licensee, purchased a majority share in the Cedar City outlet. On November 1, the station became a network affiliate of CBS, matching KSL's affiliation.
In November 1944, KSUB filed to move to 590 kHz, which would be coupled with a boost to 1,000 watts, greatly increasing its coverage area. This was initially OKed in 1946 but did not receive final approval until 1949. The upgrade included a new transmitter site, with two 300-foot (91 m) towers replacing the 100-foot (30 m) antenna previously in use.
The site was separated from the studios and so it needed a telephone link and its own night watchman, complete with on-site apartment. KSUB moved to 590 kHz on March 10, 1950.
In 1957, KSL sold majority control in the Southern Utah Broadcasting Company to a group of four investors. Within a year, they transferred their shares to the Beehive Telecasting Company, which at the time was building an independent television station, KLOR-TV channel 11, in Provo.
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KSUB
KSUB (590 AM) is a commercial radio station in Cedar City, Utah, owned by Townsquare Media. It airs a news/talk radio format. The station's offices and studios are on South Main Street.
By day, KSUB is powered at 5,000 watts using a non-directional antenna. To protect other stations on 590 AM from interference, KSUB reduces power at night to 138 watts. Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator K299BU at 107.7 FM in Cedar City.
On September 22, 1936, Harold Johnson and Leland M. Perry received a construction permit for a new 100-watt radio station to operate on 1310 kHz at Cedar City. The station was originally scheduled to open June 17, 1937, but days before opening, the tower collapsed in a construction accident. The opening had to be postponed until July 4, 1937. Perry took over as sole operator in 1939 when Johnson died. He had been a local dry goods store owner.
A reorganization of KSUB under the Southern Utah Broadcasting Company followed, with Earl L. Glade, general manager of KSL in Salt Lake City, becoming the largest stockholder. The station moved to 1340 kHz in 1941 as part of North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement (NARBA) reallocation. It was authorized in 1944 to increase power to 250 watts.
KSUB's ties to KSL became more concrete in 1944, when the Radio Service Corporation, its licensee, purchased a majority share in the Cedar City outlet. On November 1, the station became a network affiliate of CBS, matching KSL's affiliation.
In November 1944, KSUB filed to move to 590 kHz, which would be coupled with a boost to 1,000 watts, greatly increasing its coverage area. This was initially OKed in 1946 but did not receive final approval until 1949. The upgrade included a new transmitter site, with two 300-foot (91 m) towers replacing the 100-foot (30 m) antenna previously in use.
The site was separated from the studios and so it needed a telephone link and its own night watchman, complete with on-site apartment. KSUB moved to 590 kHz on March 10, 1950.
In 1957, KSL sold majority control in the Southern Utah Broadcasting Company to a group of four investors. Within a year, they transferred their shares to the Beehive Telecasting Company, which at the time was building an independent television station, KLOR-TV channel 11, in Provo.