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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 1 Collection or Record:

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
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / L. H. Curtis papers

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