KSL-FM

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KSL-FM (102.7 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Midvale, Utah, serving the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. It simulcasts a news-talk format with sister station KSL (1160 AM), both owned by Bonneville International, a subsidiary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Studios are located in downtown Salt Lake City’s Broadcast House. KSL-FM operates as a Class C station with an effective radiated power of 25,000 watts, broadcasting from Farnsworth Peak in Erda. It uses HD Radio technology, with subchannels rebroadcasting sports programming and the Latter-day Saints Channel.

Weekday programming includes all-news blocks during morning and afternoon drive times, talk shows, and sports. Notable programs include "Dave and Dujanovic," hosted by Dave Noriega and Debbie Dujanovic, and "Inside Sources" with Boyd Matheson. The station also features a monthly segment where the Utah Governor addresses constituents. Weekends offer specialty shows like "KSL Outdoors" and religious programming, including the long-running "Music & the Spoken Word." KSL-FM airs Brigham Young University Cougars sports and Real Salt Lake soccer games.

The station began broadcasting in 1985 as KQMB with a hot adult contemporary format. It was sold to Simmons Family Inc. in 1998 and later acquired by Bonneville International in 2003. In 2005, it adopted the KSL-FM call sign and simulcast KSL’s news-talk format, transitioning from music to spoken word content. The station now emphasizes its FM frequency over its AM counterpart.