KUDD (105.1 FM, "Mix 105.1") is an American radio station broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR) format serving Salt Lake City and surrounding areas, that's licensed to American Fork, Utah. This station is owned by Dell Loy Hansen, through Broadway Media LS, LLC. Its studios are in Downtown Salt Lake City and its transmitter site is located southwest of the city of Farnsworth Peak in the Oquirrh Mountains.
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| Broadcast area | Salt Lake City metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 105.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Mix 105.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| Subchannels | HD2: KOVO (Sports) HD3: KUUU (Rhythmic AC) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KALL, KNAH, KOVO, KUUU, KXRK, KYMV | |
| History | |
First air date | December 1978 (as KMXU) |
Former call signs |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 59034 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 21,400 watts |
| HAAT | 1,243 meters (4,078 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | mix1051utah.com |
KUDD has been granted a U.S. Federal Communications Commission construction permit to change the city of license to American Fork, Utah (from Roy, Utah), move to a new transmitter site, decrease ERP to 15,000 watts and increase HAAT to 1,243 meters.[2]
History
editThe station signed on the air in December 1978 with the call letters KMXU. On January 9, 2004, the station changed its call sign to KNJQ. On June 7, 2006, the station changed its call sign to KAUU.[3]
Until October 27, 2015, 105.1 had been simulcasting sister station KEGA; on that date, the station began stunting with Christmas music as "105.1 The Gift", when it moved to Farnsworth Peak from its former transmitter site east of Hop Creek Ridge in central Utah. The station also changed its city of license from Manti, Utah to American Fork.[4]
On December 2, 2015, Broadway announced they would donate KUDD to Community Wireless, which in turn would move KPCW-FM down from 91.9 to 91.7, with the "Mix" format moving to 105.1.[5]
On December 27, 2015, the station shifted to dance music as just "105.1 FM" as a placeholder format until the move took place on March 31, 2016, at 10:51 a.m., with "New Romantics" by Taylor Swift as the first song after the move. The station concurrently changed its call sign to KUDD with the move.[6][7]
The current morning show is Jon & Chantel, hosted by Jon Watkins and Chantel Lauren.
HD Radio
editKUDD broadcasts in HD Radio with three subchannels:
- KUDD-HD1 is a digital simulcast of the analog signal
- KUDD-HD2 airs KOVO Sports
- KUDD-HD3 airs KUUU Rhythmic AC
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KUDD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Application Search Details
- ^ "KUDD Call Sign History". U.S. Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ KAUU 105.1 now stunting, ready to move
- ^ "Broadway Media To Donate 107.9 KUDD Salt Lake City; Upgrade 92.5 KUUU" from Radioinsight (December 2, 2015)
- ^ "Temporary Dance Gift For Salt Lake City". RadioInsight. December 27, 2015.
- ^ Mix 107.9 Moves To 105.1
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 742948 (KUDD) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KUDD in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 140617 (K280GJ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K280GJ at FCCdata.org
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