KNRS-FM

KNRS-FM
Broadcast areaSalt Lake City metropolitan area
Frequency105.9 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingTalk Radio 105.9 FM/570 AM KNRS
Programming
FormatTalk
NetworkNBC News Radio
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KAAZ-FM, KJMY, KNRS, KODJ, KZHT
History
First air date
December 24, 1979; 44 years ago (1979-12-24) (as KCGL at 105.5)
Former call signs
  • KCGL (1979–1990)
  • KBCK (1990–1992)
  • KUMT (1992–1999)
  • KCPX (1999–2004)
  • KXRV (2004–2008)
  • KTMY (2008–2009)
Former frequencies
  • 105.5 MHz (1979–1992)
  • 105.7 MHz (1992–2015)
Call sign meaning
derived from its sister AM radio station
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID69555
ClassC
ERP25,000 watts
HAAT1,140 meters (3,740 ft)
Repeater(s)570 KNRS (Salt Lake City)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websiteknrs.iheart.com

KNRS-FM (105.9 MHz) is a commercial radio station, licensed to Centerville, Utah, and broadcasting to Salt Lake City metropolitan area, using the branding "Talk Radio 105.9." KNRS-FM simulcasts a talk radio format with sister station KNRS 570 AM.[2] The studios are on South Decker Lake Drive in West Valley City.

The station's transmitter tower is on Farnsworth Peak, in the Oquirrh Mountains, 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Salt Lake City,[3] KNRS-FM broadcasts using HD Radio technology.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KNRS-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
  3. ^ "KNRS-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-09-02.