KSL (AM)

KSL
Simulcast of KSL-FM
Broadcast area
Frequency1160 kHz (HD Radio)
BrandingKSL Newsradio 102.7 FM
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatNews/talk
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KSL-FM, KSL-TV, KRSP-FM, KSFI
History
First air date
May 6, 1922; 102 years ago (1922-05-06)
Former call signs
  • KZN (1922–1924)
  • KFPT (1924–1925)
Call sign meaning
Salt Lake
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID6375
ClassA
Power50,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitekslnewsradio.com

KSL (1160 AM) is a commercial radio station, licensed to Salt Lake City, Utah. It serves the region with a simulcast of KSL-FM's "KSL Newsradio" format. Owned by Bonneville International, a broadcasting subsidiary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the station shares studios with KSL-FM and sister television station KSL-TV in the Broadcast House building at the Triad Center in downtown Salt Lake City.

Its transmitter site is located west of Salt Lake City International Airport.[2] KSL broadcasts with 50,000 watts non-directional, day and night, the maximum power permitted by the Federal Communications Commission. A Class A clear channel station, it covers most of north-central Utah in the daytime and can be heard in much of western North America at night.

KSL is Utah's primary entry point for the Emergency Alert System. KSL transmissions broadcast in HD Radio.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KSL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Salt Lake City's AM signals" (ubstudios.com)