KZNS (AM)

KZNS
Broadcast areaSalt Lake City metropolitan area
Frequency1280 kHz
BrandingKSL Sports Zone
Programming
FormatSports radio
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerJazz Communications LLC
OperatorBonneville International
KZNS-FM, KSL, KSL-FM, KSFI, KRSP-FM, KSL-TV
History
First air date
February 1945; 79 years ago (1945-02)
Former call signs
  • KNAK (1945–1976)
  • KWMS (1976–1982)
  • KDYL (1982–2001)
Call sign meaning
K Zone Sports
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID60458
ClassB
Power
  • 50,000 watts (day)
  • 670 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
40°51′7″N 111°58′4″W / 40.85194°N 111.96778°W / 40.85194; -111.96778
Repeater(s)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitekslsports.com

KZNS (1280 kHz, The KSL Sports Zone) is an AM commercial radio station in Salt Lake City, Utah. It airs a Sports radio format and is owned by Jazz Communications LLC. Programming is simulcast on co-owned KZNS-FM 97.5, licensed to Coalville, Utah. On weekdays, KZNS-AM-FM have local hosts discussing Salt Lake City and national sports. Nights and weekends, programming is supplied by Fox Sports Radio. KZNS-AM-FM are the flagship radio stations for the Utah Jazz basketball team and the Salt Lake Bees Minor League Baseball team.

KZNS's transmitter is near the Jordan River in North Salt Lake, and their headquarters are located inside the Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.[2] It is a Class B radio station, running 50,000 watts by day, the maximum power for commercial AM radio stations in the U.S. But at night, to protect other stations on 1280 AM, it drops power to just 670 watts. It uses a directional antenna at all times.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KZNS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KZNS-AM