KENZ (94.9
MHz
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, "Power 94.9 / 101.9") is a
commercial
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** Radio advertisement
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FM radio station
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licensed
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A license is granted by a party (licensor) to another party (licensee) as an element of an agreeme ...
to
Provo, Utah and serving the
Salt Lake City metropolitan area
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. It broadcasts a
Top 40 - CHR radio format
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simulcast
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with 101.9
KHTB
KHTB (101.9 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Provo, Utah, and serving the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. It is owned by Cumulus Media and broadcasts a contemporary hit radio, Top 40 - CHR radio format, simulcast with 94.9 K ...
Ogden and is owned and operated by
Cumulus Media
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. The
radio studios are located in
South Salt Lake, near the
I-15/
I-80
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interchange.
KENZ has an
effective radiated power
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(ERP) of 48,000
watt
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s. The
transmitter
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is on
Lake Mountain in
Saratoga Springs, Utah
Saratoga Springs is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. The elevation is 4,505 feet. It is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is a relatively new development along the northwestern shores of Utah ...
.
History
Adult contemporary (1981-19??)
Starting in 1981, the station was known as KLRZ. While with those call letters, the station carried an adult contemporary format under the name "Color 95".
Top 40 (19??-19??
The station later flipped to
CHR as KBNG.
New age (19??-1989)
As KTOU ("The Touch") the station carried a
new age music
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format.
Rhythmic top 40 (1989-199?)
The format lasted a few years before the station became “Hot 94-9” KZHT, and the format changed to Rhythmic Top 40 with a hybrid mix of Dance and Modern tracks.
Top 40 (199?-2003)
The station, as Top 40 “94-9 ZHT” was popular among youth along the
Wasatch Front
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. KZHT moved up the dial to 97.1 FM in December 2003 taking over KISN-FM and maintained the Top 40 format.
Rock (2004-2013)
The former KZHT became KHTB with a Rock format branded as “94-9 The Blaze" the following month on January 14, 2004. The reason for the move was primarily based on signal. The 94.9 transmitter is located on
Lake Mountain south of Salt Lake, and west of Provo, while 97.1's transmitter is located on
Farnsworth Peak
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.
In August 2008, Citadel acquired the frequency and "The Blaze" moved to 97.5 which was then the defunct
KOAY. KHTB then became known as 94.9 Z-Rock, an
active rock station going up against
KXRK
KXRK (96.3 FM, branded as X96) is a commercial radio station located in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, broadcasting an alternative rock music format to the Provo, Ogden, Utah and Salt Lake City metropolitan areas. Owned by Broadway Me ...
. Sister station
KBER
KBER (101.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a mainstream rock format. Licensed to Ogden, Utah, United States, the station serves the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by Cumulus Media. The station's studios ar ...
moved to
classic rock
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at the same time. Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011.
Alternative (2013-2015)
On September 2, 2013, KHTB shifted to an
alternative rock
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format, branded as "ALT 94.9".
Classic hip hop (2015-2017)
On September 4, 2015, 94.9 began simulcasting on
KENZ as part of a format transfer. 94.9 and 101.9 simulcasted for the weekend, while directing listeners to the latter frequency. On September 8, 2015, at 5 PM, KHTB ended the simulcast with KENZ and switched to a
classic hip hop
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Although stations with such a format date back as far as 2004, the format was first popularized in October 2014, after ...
format, branded as "94.9 The Vibe". On September 23, 2015, KHTB and KENZ swapped call letters.
Top 40 (2017-present)
On January 25, 2017, at 4 p.m., KENZ flipped to
Top 40
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/
CHR, branded as "Power 94-9". The flip brings the format back to the 94.9 frequency for the first time in 13 years.
Cumulus Launches CHR Power 94.9 Salt Lake City
Radioinsight - January 25, 2017
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Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States
ENZ
The Enz is a river flowing north from the Black Forest to the Neckar in Baden-Württemberg.
It is 106 km long.
Its headstreams – the Little Enz (german: Kleine Enz) and the Great Enz or Big Enz (''Große Enz'') – rise in the Northern B ...
Mass media in Salt Lake City
Cumulus Media radio stations
Radio stations established in 1983
1983 establishments in Utah
