KLLB
Encyclopedia
KLLB is an American
radio station
broadcasting a Christian
Gospel
format. It is licensed to West Jordan
, Utah
the station serves the Salt Lake City area. The station is currently owned by United Security Financial, Inc.
The station signs off air every night, usually at or around local sunset. Other stations such as KGA
from Spokane, Washington can be heard in its place. (Because KGA is a Class A station, KLLB must sign off at night to protect KGA's skywave service area from interference.) Since the station's tower was constructed in the 1980s, a housing development has been built around the tower and ultimately a street will replace the land where the tower now stands. The station has applied for a construction permit to move its tower farther west near Utah State Route 111.
Currently the station shares the tower with KTKK
(630 AM) Sandy, Utah, whose tower was also coincidentally displaced due to a housing development. KTKK has also applied for a construction permit to move its tower north to the North Salt Lake City area.
, and at one point, adopted a Minnesota
town (Madison, Minnesota
) during a severe drought in the late 1980s. The station's listeners helped with a number of efforts. The original owner sold the station in 1988, and it was sold again in 1990 to the present owner, United Security Financial, which is controlled by children of the late minister of the Faith Temple Church, known as "Mama." The studios are now located in the basement of the church.
On February 15, 1990, the station changed its call sign to the current KLLB and adopted the current gospel format.
United States
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radio station
Radio station
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broadcasting a Christian
Christianity
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Gospel
Gospel
A gospel is an account, often written, that describes the life of Jesus of Nazareth. In a more general sense the term "gospel" may refer to the good news message of the New Testament. It is primarily used in reference to the four canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John...
format. It is licensed to West Jordan
West Jordan, Utah
West Jordan is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. West Jordan is a rapidly growing suburb of Salt Lake City and has a mixed economy. According to the 2010 Census, the city had a population of 103,712, placing it as the fourth most populated in the state. The city occupies the...
, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
the station serves the Salt Lake City area. The station is currently owned by United Security Financial, Inc.
KGA
KGA is a sports radio station based in Spokane, Washington.-History:Licensed on February 4, 1927, KGA was a successful country music outlet for most of its life until 1994, when it switched to a news/talk format. KGA's former owners also established a short lived, lower powered Country Music...
from Spokane, Washington can be heard in its place. (Because KGA is a Class A station, KLLB must sign off at night to protect KGA's skywave service area from interference.) Since the station's tower was constructed in the 1980s, a housing development has been built around the tower and ultimately a street will replace the land where the tower now stands. The station has applied for a construction permit to move its tower farther west near Utah State Route 111.
Currently the station shares the tower with KTKK
KTKK
thumb|left|The radio tower for KTKK is located in West Jordan, Utah. It is shared with [[KLLB]].KTKK is a news/talk radio station broadcasting out of Sandy, Utah, to the Salt Lake City area. Called, "K-Talk 630", it is locally owned by United Radio....
(630 AM) Sandy, Utah, whose tower was also coincidentally displaced due to a housing development. KTKK has also applied for a construction permit to move its tower north to the North Salt Lake City area.
History
The station was assigned the call letters KZZI on December 7, 1981. The station began broadcasting February 1983. The first format on the station was Spanish Language Variety Music. The station switched to English Language talk radioTalk radio
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, and at one point, adopted a Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
town (Madison, Minnesota
Madison, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,768 people, 789 households, and 462 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,737.6 people per square mile . There were 882 housing units at an average density of 866.9 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 99.21% White,...
) during a severe drought in the late 1980s. The station's listeners helped with a number of efforts. The original owner sold the station in 1988, and it was sold again in 1990 to the present owner, United Security Financial, which is controlled by children of the late minister of the Faith Temple Church, known as "Mama." The studios are now located in the basement of the church.
On February 15, 1990, the station changed its call sign to the current KLLB and adopted the current gospel format.