KSL (Radio station : Salt Lake City, Utah)
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 3 Collections and/or Records:
L. H. Curtis papers
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.
Donald Godfrey collection of oral histories and biographies
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.
Franklin S. Harris papers
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.
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