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KSL (Radio station : Salt Lake City, Utah)

 Organization

Administrative History

KSL Newsradio (est. 1922) is an AM/FM radio station in Salt Lake City, Utah.

KSL Newsradio first aired as the AM radio version for the Deseret news on May 6, 1922 under the call letters KZN. In 1932, the station joined CBS Radio Network until 73 years later when it switched to ABC News Radio in 2005. Programming consisted of news broadcasts along with different talk shows. The station first tried out FM broadcasting in 1947, and a few years later it switched to playing "beautiful music." The stations are now branded as "KSL Newsradio 102.7 FM and 1160 AM."

Citation:
The KSL story, 1948: cover (KSL)

OCLC, Sept.30, 2013 (hdg.: KSL (Radio station : Salt Lake City, Utah); usage: KSL; Wikipedia: KSL is Utah's oldest radio station, originally designated with call letters KZN. KSL/KZN began life as radio arm of Deseret news. First broadcast aired May 6, 1922. 1924 changed call letters to KPFT then adoped current call letters in 1925.

Wikipedia, 1 October 2013 (KSL is Utah's oldest radio station, originally designated with call letters KZN. KSL/KZN began life as radio arm of Deseret news. First broadcast aired May 6, 1922. In 1924 changed call letters to KPFT then adoped current call letters in 1925)

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

L. H. Curtis papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1808
Scope and Contents

Programming guides, correspondence, newspaper articles, speeches, notes, questionnaires, newsletters, editorials, a video tape, and an audio tape. The materials relate to Curtis' speeches and to his editorials on KSL radio and television.

Dates: 1934-1976

Donald Godfrey collection of oral histories and biographies

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3297
Scope and Contents

Collection consists of oral histories and biographies collected by Donald Godfrey in the 1980s. Includes documentation on the Mormon experience, as well as that of the Paiute Indians.

Dates: approximately 1980-1989

Franklin S. Harris papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 344
Scope and Contents

Contains notes, miscellaneous correspondence, and typed programs of the KSL radio series: "The Book of Mormon: Messages and Evidences." Also included are notes and an original draft of Harris' book by the same title. The materials also relate to archaeology, the Word of Wisdom, and other Mormon Church topics.

Dates: 1931-1960

Steven L. Mayfield audiocassettes, 1954-2014

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3088 Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents Contains audiocassette tapes with material relevant to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other religious entities. Cassettes come from a variety of sources, with the most prominent being the Sunstone Symposium and local Utah radio stations such as KSL, KTKK, and Radio West. Specific programs include Religon Today, Religion on the Line, and Mormon Miscellaneous. Recordings of General Conferences and talks given by prominent church leaders are also included. Programs listed...
Dates: 1954-2014

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Collection 3
Archival Object 1
 
Subject
Letters 2
Media and Communication 2
Social Life and Customs 2
Audiocassettes 1
Book of Mormon (Radio program) 1