KUTR

KUTR (820 AM) is a Contemporary Christian formatted radio station in Salt Lake City Utah. The radio station is owned by Julie Epperson.

KUTR
Broadcast areaSalt Lake City metropolitan area
Frequency820 kHz
Programming
FormatContemporary Christian
Ownership
OwnerJulie Epperson
WTRU, WDRU, WCRU, WLES
History
First air date
May 9, 2005[1]
Call sign meaning
K Utah Radio
Technical information
Facility ID129372
ClassB
Power50,000 watts day and critical hours
2,500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
40°19′48″N 112°4′9″W
Translator(s)95.3 K237FG (Pleasant Grove)
103.9 K280GX (Freeport)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitetruthnetwork.com/station/kutr

At its inception KUTR was a female talk station featuring local and national talk programs.[2] KUTR was owned by Bonneville International, who struggled to find a format for the station. Due to low ratings Bonneville dropped the talk format and the station carried 24/7 LDS music, using the "Soft Sunday Sounds" branding of its sister-station, KSFI-FM.[3][4] 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. In 2008 the station was sold to Julie Epperson and began airing a Christian contemporary format, mixed with talk.[5]

Today KUTR under its new owner maintains the HD signal, but there have been times when it is not operating.[6] 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.[7]

Translators

In addition to AM 820, KUTR can be heard also on FM. The information is listed below.

Call signFrequencyCity of licenseFIDERP (W)HAATClassFCC info
K237FG 95.3 FM FMPleasant Grove, Utah88622220 watts2,849 m (9,347 ft)DLMS
K280GX 103.9 FM FMFreeport, Utah202843250 watts85.3 m (280 ft)DLMS

References
  1. "2010 Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook" (PDF).
  2. "Women's station to hit Salt Lake airwaves". Deseret News. Deseret News Publishing Company. December 23, 2004.
  3. Scott Fybush (May 16, 2008). "The Big Trip 2007, part III: Provo, Ogden and TV Studios". Fybush.com.
  4. "History of Sounds of Sunday". SoundsofSunday.com. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  5. "Eppersons keep it in the family in NC FM deal". Radio and Business Television Report. February 7, 2011.
  6. "Station Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission.
  7. "Salt Lake City AM Radio towers". Ubstudios.com.


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