KNRS

Infobox Radio station
name = 570 KNRS


city = Salt Lake City, Utah
area =
branding =
slogan = "Family Values Talk Radio"
frequency = 570 kHz (simulcast on 105.7 HD-2)
airdate = 1938
share = 5.5, #3
share as of = Fa'07
share source = R&R
format = News Talk Information
power =
power = 5,000 watts (day and night)
"CP to 50,000 watts (day), 5,000 watts (night)"
haat =
class = B
facility_id = 63818
coordinates = coord|40|49|9.00|N|111|55|56.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning = K-News Radio Station
former_callsigns = KUTA, KLUB, KISN (1989-1998)
owner = Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (Citicasters Licenses, L.P.)
licensee =
sister_stations =
webcast = listen live|http://www.570knrs.com/pages/player.html
website = [http://www.570knrs.com 570knrs.com]
affiliations = Fox News Radio, Premiere Radio Networks

570 KNRS is a talk radio station in Salt Lake City, Utah. The station's slogan is "Family Values Talk Radio." KNRS is owned by Clear Channel Communications.

The station features a mixture of predominately conservative local and national talk show hosts, including Bob Lonsberry, Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh. KNRS also carries non-political programs such as Dr. Laura Schlessinger and Dave Ramsey.

KNRS has a full news department, with live, local news every thirty minutes. In addition, the station is an affiliate of Fox News Radio for national news coverage. In August 2008, KNRS entered into a strategic alliance with KSTU-TV Fox 13 for local news and weather coverage. KNRS airs live traffic reports on weekdays from 5:00AM until 10:00PM and on Saturdays from 10:00AM until 6:00PM. Traffic reports are provided by Clear Channel's Total Traffic Network, based at the Utah Department of Transportation in Salt Lake City.

KNRS' sister stations include KOSY-FM ("Kosy 106.5"); KZHT-FM ("97.1 ZHT"); KODJ-FM ("94.1 KODJ"); KJMY-FM ("My 99.5"); and KTMY-FM ("My Country 105.7").

All 570 KNRS programming is streamed live on the station's website: 570KNRS.com [http://www.570KNRS.com] . In addition, all of the station's local shows (both weekday and weekend) and select national shows are available by way of podcast.

KNRS has obtained a construction permit from the FCC to increase its daytime power to 50,000 watts [cite news|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?list=0&facid=63818|title=KNRS records|publisher=FCC|accessdate=2008-09-05] , which would give the station the largest signal in the state of Utah. [http://www.fybush.com/sites/2008/site-080502.html]

In September 2008, KNRS began simulcasting its programming on FM at 105.7 HD-2 [http://www.570knrs.com/cc-common/hdradio] .

History

The station signed on in 1938 as KUTA and was then head by Utah broadcasting pioneer Frank Carman. In the 1970s, the station changed its calls to KLUB and was once the flagship station for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association. KLUB gave way to KISN AM, which was Utah's first all-sports radio station and was branded as "Sports Radio 570". Clear Channel Communications purchased the station in 1997. After being sold to Jacor Communications, the station's call letters became KNRS, standing for News Radio Station. The station adopted a hybrid all-news format under the moniker "570 K-News". After the failure of the all-news format, KNRS became known as "Family Values Talk Radio" in 2000. [ cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=69557&Callsign=KNRS |title=KNRS Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ] [ [http://www.oldradio.com/archives/stations/slc-hist.htm Salt Lake Broadcasting History] ]

References

External links

*AM station data|KNRS
* [http://twitter.com/570KNRS KNRS Twitter page]
* [http://www.youtube.com/570KNRS KNRS YouTube page]