KSL (AM)

KSL
Simulcast of KSL-FM
Broadcast area
Frequency1160 kHz (HD Radio)
BrandingKSL Newsradio 102.7 FM
Programming
FormatNews - Talk
NetworkABC News Radio
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 (via Audacy)
Websitekslnewsradio.com

KSL (1160 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Salt Lake City, Utah. KSL and sister station 102.7 KSL-FM simulcast a news-talk radio format. They are owned by Bonneville International, a broadcasting subsidiary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). They and co-owned television station KSL-TV 5 have studios in the Broadcast House building at the Triad Center in downtown Salt Lake City.

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

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)