KZHT

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KZHT
KZHT 971 Logo.png
CitySalt Lake City, Utah
Broadcast areaSalt Lake City Metropolitan Area
Frequency97.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding97.1 ZHT
Programming
FormatTop 40 (CHR)
Ownership
OwneriHeartMedia
(iHM Licenses Ltd.)
KAAZ-FM, KJMY, KNRS, KNRS-FM, KODJ
History
First air date
February 1, 1961; 60 years ago (1961-02-01) (as KLUB-FM)[1]
Former call signs
KLUB-FM (1961–1968)
KWIC (1968–1972)
KLUB-FM (1972–1978)
KISN (1978–1989)
KISN-FM (1989–2004)
Call sign meaning
HT = Hot (former slogan was "Hot 94.9"), Zone of the HiTs
Technical information
Facility ID63820
ClassC
D (booster)
ERP25,000 watts
1,000 watts (booster)
HAAT1,140 meters (3,740 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°39′34″N 112°12′5″W / 40.65944°N 112.20139°W / 40.65944; -112.20139
Links
WebcastListen Live
Website971zht.iheart.com

KZHT (97.1 FM) is a Top 40 (CHR) formatted radio station broadcasting to the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. It is owned by iHeartMedia as one of six radio stations in this market. The station's studios are located in West Valley City and its transmitter site is located southwest of the city on Farnsworth Peak in the Oquirrh Mountains.

Station history[]

The station's format resembles that of "Kiss FM," although the 97.1 frequency did have the KISN calls and was at one point a Top 40 prior to iHeartMedia (then known as Clear Channel Communications) acquiring the station. KZHT has been a Top 40 (CHR) format since 1997, when it evolved from a unique Rhythmic contemporary direction as "HOT 94-9," where from its debut in 1989 to 1997 it was known for blending cutting-edge Modern/Dance cuts into its Rhythmic Pop/R&B fare. In 2003 Clear Channel moved KZHT from the 94.9 signal to its current one, allowing better coverage in the Salt Lake Valley.

As KISN, it aired, for a time, an All-80s Hits format, which began on November 3, 2000.[2] In 2001, KISN and at least four other Clear Channel stations in the U.S. aired the program Martha Quinn's Rewind.[3][4]

KZHT would move to the 97.1 frequency, displacing KISN, on December 22, 2003. The KISN call letters moved to a radio station in Bozeman, Montana, which also airs a CHR format.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2010/D4-2010-BC-YB-7.pdf[full citation needed]
  2. ^ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2000/RR-2000-11-10.pdf[full citation needed]
  3. ^ Arave, Lynn. "What's it like on other side of mike? - Newsman at KUTV interviews 4 local DJs." Deseret News, The (Salt Lake City, UT), All ed., sec. Life, 25 May 2001, p. C07. NewsBank: Access World News, infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/0F369CB2C94E6AD8. Accessed 17 Mar. 2021.
  4. ^ Saxe, Frank (May 2001). "Newsline". Billboard. 113 (20): 78.
  5. ^ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2003/RR-2003-12-19.pdf[full citation needed]

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