City | Salt Lake City, Utah |
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Broadcast area | Salt Lake City metropolitan area |
Branding | Talk Radio 105.9 FM/570 AM KNRS |
Slogan | Listen... and you'll know |
Frequency | 570 kHz |
Repeater(s) | KNRS-FM |
First air date | August 1, 1938 (as KUTA at 1500) |
Format | Talk |
Power | 5,000 watts unlimited |
Class | B |
Facility ID | 63818 |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°49′9″N 111°55′56″W / 40.81917°N 111.93222°WCoordinates: 40°49′9″N 111°55′56″W / 40.81917°N 111.93222°W |
Callsign meaning | K News Radio Station |
Former callsigns | KUTA (1938-1956) KLUB (1956-1989) KISN (1989-1998) KNRS (1998-2009) KACP (2009-2011) |
Former frequencies | 1500 kHz (1938-1942) |
Affiliations |
Premiere Networks TheBlaze Network NBC News Radio |
Owner |
iHeartMedia, Inc. (Citicasters Licenses, Inc.) |
Sister stations | KAAZ-FM, KJMY, KNRS-FM, KODJ, KWDZ, KZHT |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | knrs.com |
KNRS (570 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to Salt Lake City, Utah. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.. KNRS and sister station 105.9 KNRS-FM simulcast a Talk radio format. The studios are located in West Valley City and the transmitter site is located off West 2300 North Street in Salt Lake City. 570 KNRS operates at 5,000 watts around the clock, covering most of Northern Utah. Other iHeart stations in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area include KAAZ-FM, KZHT, KJMY, KODJ, and KWDZ.
The station signed on the air on August 1, 1938 as KUTA on 1500 kHz AM, and was then headed by Utah broadcasting pioneer Frank Carman. In 1956, the station changed its call letters to KLUB. After the station became KLUB in 1956, its programming consisted on music, news, and sports. In the 1950s, KLUB published a local top 40 chart. The station aired a beautiful music format in the 1970s. In the early 1980s, the station aired a MOR music format. In September 1983, the station began airing the "Music of Your Life" nostalgia format. On September 4, 1985, the station's format was changed to adult contemporary. In Autumn 1985, KLUB became the flagship station for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association.