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KZNS-FM
KZNS-FM (97.5 MHz, The KSL Sports Zone) is a commercial radio station licensed to Coalville, Utah, and serving the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. It airs a sports talk radio format and is owned by Jazz Communications LLC, which is a division of the Smith Entertainmnent Group.
Programming is simulcast on co-owned KZNS (1280 AM) in Salt Lake City. On weekdays, KZNS has local hosts discussing Salt Lake City and national sports, with Fox Sports Radio airing during nights and weekends when game action is not occurring. The two stations are the flagship radio stations for the Utah Jazz and the Utah Mammoth.
KZNS-FM's transmitter is on Humpy Peak in Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. It is a Class C radio station, with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 89,000 watts, broadcasting from a tower at 647 meters (2123 feet) in height above average terrain (HAAT). It is rebroadcast on five booster stations, all on 97.5 MHz, in and around Salt Lake City.
KZNS-FM is considered a "move in" station. On June 11, 2003, the unbuilt station was licensed as KTPM, originally located in Franklin, Idaho, close to the border between Idaho and Utah. At first, it was only a construction permit granted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), not actually on the air. Even before signing on, the station received FCC permission to move into the lucrative Salt Lake City radio market, from a location about 40 miles east of the city.
On August 10, 2005, the station, still not on the air, changed its call sign to KFMS. The station was sold to Three Point Media for $1.5 million, with the potential to profit from its pending move into Utah.
In September 2005, the station signed on with a mostly-syndicated talk format. The lone local host was Tom Barberi. On September 3, 2006, KFMS, now licensed to Coalville, Utah, began broadcasting from Humpy Peak. On September 5, 2006, the station became KOAY and branded itself as "The Oasis," carrying a Christian contemporary music format.
On September 9, 2008, the station changed to active rock and became "The Blaze," with the call letters becoming KZZQ. "The Blaze" had previously been located on 94.9 with the call sign KHTB, which subsequently became the call sign for a new active rock station in Provo, called "94.9 Z-Rock" (now Top 40-formatted KENZ). Reportedly, "The Blaze" had almost been shut down, but was able to continue, using the "Blaze" moniker because its owner, Citadel Broadcasting, failed to acquire the naming rights. "The Blaze" was one of three active rock radio stations in Salt Lake City, along with "Z-Rock" and KBER.
In January 2010, due to poor ratings (possibly as a result of competition against Z-Rock), "The Blaze" changed to what it called a "Rockin' Hits" format. However, this new format was met with even poorer ratings and negative response from the station's longtime listeners. A tribute concert for the "Blaze" by local artists took place shortly after the format flip.
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KZNS-FM
KZNS-FM (97.5 MHz, The KSL Sports Zone) is a commercial radio station licensed to Coalville, Utah, and serving the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. It airs a sports talk radio format and is owned by Jazz Communications LLC, which is a division of the Smith Entertainmnent Group.
Programming is simulcast on co-owned KZNS (1280 AM) in Salt Lake City. On weekdays, KZNS has local hosts discussing Salt Lake City and national sports, with Fox Sports Radio airing during nights and weekends when game action is not occurring. The two stations are the flagship radio stations for the Utah Jazz and the Utah Mammoth.
KZNS-FM's transmitter is on Humpy Peak in Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. It is a Class C radio station, with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 89,000 watts, broadcasting from a tower at 647 meters (2123 feet) in height above average terrain (HAAT). It is rebroadcast on five booster stations, all on 97.5 MHz, in and around Salt Lake City.
KZNS-FM is considered a "move in" station. On June 11, 2003, the unbuilt station was licensed as KTPM, originally located in Franklin, Idaho, close to the border between Idaho and Utah. At first, it was only a construction permit granted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), not actually on the air. Even before signing on, the station received FCC permission to move into the lucrative Salt Lake City radio market, from a location about 40 miles east of the city.
On August 10, 2005, the station, still not on the air, changed its call sign to KFMS. The station was sold to Three Point Media for $1.5 million, with the potential to profit from its pending move into Utah.
In September 2005, the station signed on with a mostly-syndicated talk format. The lone local host was Tom Barberi. On September 3, 2006, KFMS, now licensed to Coalville, Utah, began broadcasting from Humpy Peak. On September 5, 2006, the station became KOAY and branded itself as "The Oasis," carrying a Christian contemporary music format.
On September 9, 2008, the station changed to active rock and became "The Blaze," with the call letters becoming KZZQ. "The Blaze" had previously been located on 94.9 with the call sign KHTB, which subsequently became the call sign for a new active rock station in Provo, called "94.9 Z-Rock" (now Top 40-formatted KENZ). Reportedly, "The Blaze" had almost been shut down, but was able to continue, using the "Blaze" moniker because its owner, Citadel Broadcasting, failed to acquire the naming rights. "The Blaze" was one of three active rock radio stations in Salt Lake City, along with "Z-Rock" and KBER.
In January 2010, due to poor ratings (possibly as a result of competition against Z-Rock), "The Blaze" changed to what it called a "Rockin' Hits" format. However, this new format was met with even poorer ratings and negative response from the station's longtime listeners. A tribute concert for the "Blaze" by local artists took place shortly after the format flip.