KSOP (AM)

KSOP
Broadcast areaSalt Lake City metropolitan area
Frequency1370 kHz
BrandingClassic Country 1370
Programming
FormatClassic country
AffiliationsUtah Grizzlies
Ownership
OwnerKSOP, Inc.
KSOP-FM
History
First air date
1955 (1955)[1]
Call sign meaning
Salt Lake, Ogden, Provo
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID35626
ClassB
Power
  • 5,000 watts day
  • 500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
40°43′12″N 111°55′42″W / 40.72000°N 111.92833°W / 40.72000; -111.92833
Repeater(s)104.3 KSOP-FM HD2 (Salt Lake City)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitecc1370.com

KSOP (1370 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a classic country format. Licensed to South Salt Lake, Utah, United States, the station serves the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The station is owned by KSOP, Inc.[3] Its studios are located near Redwood Road in Salt Lake City, while its transmitter site is west of downtown.

History

Both KSOP and KSOP-FM have broadcast country music since their first air dates. The station was founded in 1955 by Henry Hilton, a Utah native who had worked in other local radio stations before starting KSOP.[4] KSOP initially operated during the day only. Today the Hilton family continues operating KSOP and KSOP-FM.

From December 1964 through spring 2002, KSOP was a simulcast of KSOP-FM. Around June 26, 2002, KSOP - AM flipped to the current classic country format.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ KSOP Airdate
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KSOP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "KSOP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ^ Utah Broadcast Businessman “Happy Hank” Hilton Passes Away, Deseret News, 7 January 2011.
  5. ^ Broadcast History - Salt Lake Radio
  6. ^ "Radio in Utah".