KNRS is a commercial radio station

Radio station

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 licensed to Centerville, Utah

Centerville, Utah

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, broadcasting to the Salt Lake City, Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...

, area. KNRS-FM began airing a news/talk format in early August 2009.

KNRS carries the same call letters and programming heard on Clear Channel sister station 570 AM, where the call letters originated.

The station broadcasts from a tower located on Farnsworth Peak

Farnsworth Peak

Farnsworth Peak is a peak located on the northern end of the Oquirrh Mountain range, approximately south west of Salt Lake City, Utah. The mountain is named for Philo Farnsworth, the inventor of the first completely electronic television. It is used mainly for radio and television transmission,...

, 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah.

History

The station originally signed on in 1979. From November 2001 until November 2004, the station's call letters were KCPX which broadcast as "Channel 105.7, The Cutting Edge of Rock". From November 2004 until November 1, 2007 the station aired an Album Adult Alternative (AAA) format as KXRV with the "105.7 The River, Quality Music from Then and Now" branding. Beginning on November 1, 2007 KXRV changed their format to country, branded "My Country 105.7" which featured voice mail messages from listeners, no on-air jocks and tags after each song noting the title and artist. The call letters were changed to KTMY on January 17, 2008 to reflect the new format. In August 2009, KTMY became known as KNRS, and began carrying a news/talk format.

Programming

The station features a mixture of predominantly conservative local and national talk show hosts, including Glenn Beck

Glenn Beck

Glenn Edward Lee Beck is an American conservative radio host, vlogger, author, entrepreneur, political commentator and former television host. He hosts the Glenn Beck Program, a nationally syndicated talk-radio show that airs throughout the United States on Premiere Radio Networks...

 and Rush Limbaugh

Rush Limbaugh

Rush Hudson Limbaugh III is an American radio talk show host, conservative political commentator, and an opinion leader in American conservatism. He hosts The Rush Limbaugh Show which is aired throughout the U.S. on Premiere Radio Networks and is the highest-rated talk-radio program in the United...

. KNRS also carries advice programs such as Sean Hannity

Sean Hannity

Sean Hannity is an American radio and television host, author, and conservative political commentator. He is the host of The Sean Hannity Show, a nationally syndicated talk radio show that airs throughout the United States on Premiere Radio Networks. Hannity also hosts a cable news show, Hannity,...

, Dave Ramsey

Dave Ramsey

David L. Ramsey III is an American financial author, radio host, television personality, and motivational speaker.Ramsey's syndicated radio program The Dave Ramsey Show is promoted with a tagline that "It's about your life and your money," and it is heard on over 450 radio stations throughout the...

 and The Mutual Fund Show with Adam Bold

Adam Bold

Adam Bold is an American author and businessman. He is the founder and minority shareholder of The Mutual Fund Store, and host of The Mutual Fund Show, a national weekly talk radio show focused on actively managed mutual fund investments...

. KNRS originates the regionally-syndicated weekend "Travel Show" hosted by Larry Gelwix

Larry Gelwix

Larry Gelwix has been the coach of the Highland Rugby team since its founding in Salt Lake City in 1973. The movie Forever Strong was inspired by him and his team's history...

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KNRS has a full news department, with live, local news every thirty minutes. In addition, the station is an affiliate of Fox News Radio

Fox News Channel

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 for national news coverage. In August 2008, KNRS entered into a strategic alliance with KSTU-TV

KSTU

KSTU, channel 13, is the Fox-affiliated television station serving the Salt Lake City designated market area. The station is owned by Local TV LLC, the media arm of private equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners, and its transmitter located on Farnsworth Peak, southwest of Salt Lake City...

 Fox 13 for local news and weather coverage. KNRS airs live traffic reports on weekdays from 5:00AM until 10:00PM and on Saturdays from 10:00AM until 6:00PM. Traffic reports are provided by Clear Channel

Clear channel

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's Total Traffic Network, based at the Utah Department of Transportation

Utah Department of Transportation

The Utah Department of Transportation is an agency of the state government for the U.S. state of Utah. The agency is usually referred to by its initials UDOT . UDOT is charged with maintaining the network of state highways in Utah. The agency is headquartered in the Calvin L. Rampton state office...

 in Salt Lake City.

KNRS-FM's sister station

Sister station

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s include KOSY-FM

KOSY-FM

KOSY-FM is a commercial radio station broadcasting to the Salt Lake City, Utah area on 106.5 FM. The station's city of license is Spanish Fork, Utah. KOSY airs an adult contemporary music format branded as "Today's 106.5"...

; KZHT

KZHT

KZHT is a Top 40 radio station broadcasting to the Salt Lake City, Utah area. It is owned by Clear Channel Communications as one of six radio stations in this market.-Station History:...

; KODJ

KODJ

KODJ is a radio station broadcasting an classic hits format. Licensed to Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, the station serves the Salt Lake City area.-History:...

; KNRS; and KJMY

KJMY

KJMY, branded as My 99.5 is a Hot Adult Contemporary radio station broadcasting to the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The station, whose frequency is 99.5 MHz, is owned by Clear Channel Communications....

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All KNRS programming is streamed live on the station's website

Website

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:
1057KNRS.com http://www.1057KNRS.com. In addition, all of the station's local shows (both weekday and weekend) and select national shows are available by way of podcast

Podcast

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Spanish format

On January 30, 2009, KTMY switched to a Spanish adult hits format as "La Preciosa 105.7 FM". The format was short lived, as the station flipped to KNRS in August 2009.

External links

• KNRS-FM Website