KEGA (101.5 FM), branded as 101.5 The Eagle is a

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broadcasting to the

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. Licensed to

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, United States, the station is currently owned by

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, through licensee Broadway Media LS, LLC of Salt Lake City. The station's studios are located in

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and its transmitter site is located on

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, 50 miles east.

History

The station was assigned the call letters KPKK on 2000-06-28. On 2003-07-03, the station changed its call sign to KKIK. On July 30, 2003, the station became the current KEGA. KEGA can be heard in HD via

KUUU KUUU (92.5 FM, "92.5 The Beat") is a radio station licensed to South Jordan, Utah, serving the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. Owned by Broadway Media, the station primarily broadcasts a classic hip-hop format during the daytime hours, bu ...

-HD3 92.5FM

Air staff

Current DJ Lineup: Rick & Carly: 6:00 AM-10:00 AM Randy "Bubba" Black: 10:00 AM-2:00 PM Pat "The Outlaw" Garrett: 2:00 PM-6:00 PM

References

External links

101.5 The Eagle Official website
Country radio stations in the United States EGA Mass media in Salt Lake City Radio stations established in 2000 {{Utah-radio-station-stub