KSOP (AM)

KSOP
City	South Salt Lake, Utah
Broadcast area	Salt Lake City
Frequency	1370 kHz
Branding	Classic Country 1370
Programming
Format	Classic Country
Ownership
Owner	Ksop, Inc.
Sister stations	KSOP-FM
History
First air date	1955
Call sign meaning	K Salt Lake Ogden Provo
Technical information
Facility ID	35626
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts day; 500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	40°43′12″N 111°55′42″W / 40.72000°N 111.92833°W
Repeater(s)	KSOP-FM 104.3 HD2 (Salt Lake City)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	cc1370.com

KSOP (1370 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Classic Country format. Licensed to South Salt Lake, Utah, United States, the station serves the Salt Lake City area. The station is currently owned by Ksop, Inc.^[2] The station was founded in 1955 by Henry Hilton, a Utah native who had worked in other local radio stations before founding this independent business.^[3]

History[]

Both KSOP AM and FM have broadcast country music since their first air dates. KSOP AM came on air in 1955 and was initially operated during the day only. Today the Hilton family continues operating KSOP AM and FM. Its studios are located near Redwood Road in Salt Lake City, while its transmitter site is west of downtown.

From December 1964 through the spring of 2002, KSOP-AM was a simulcast of KSOP-FM. As of June 26, 2002, KSOP-AM has flipped to the current Classic Country format.^[4]^[5]

References[]

^ KSOP Airdate
^ "KSOP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
^ Utah Broadcast Businessman Happy Hank Hilton Passes Away, Deseret News, 7 January 2011: Hank" Hilton, a Utah radio pioneer who spent more than five decades building a strong legacy of love and passion for country music, died on Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, due to injuries sustained in a car crash. Hilton was born August 1, 1925; married Luana Winn (1945) at SLC (3 children). Hilton was also a successful concert promoter, bringing legends such as Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, The Oak Ridge Boys, Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Chris LeDoux and Garth Brooks to SLC. In 2003 Hilton was inducted into the Utah Broadcaster's Hall of Fame.
^ Broadcast History - Salt Lake Radio
^ "Radio in Utah".

External links[]

FCC History Cards for KSOP
KSOP in the FCC AM station database
KSOP on Radio-Locator
KSOP in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

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[1] KSOP Airdate

[2] "KSOP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

[3] Utah Broadcast Businessman Happy Hank Hilton Passes Away, Deseret News, 7 January 2011: Hank" Hilton, a Utah radio pioneer who spent more than five decades building a strong legacy of love and passion for country music, died on Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, due to injuries sustained in a car crash. Hilton was born August 1, 1925; married Luana Winn (1945) at SLC (3 children). Hilton was also a successful concert promoter, bringing legends such as Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, The Oak Ridge Boys, Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Chris LeDoux and Garth Brooks to SLC. In 2003 Hilton was inducted into the Utah Broadcaster's Hall of Fame.

[4] Broadcast History - Salt Lake Radio

[5] "Radio in Utah".

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