KOSY-FM
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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". It was still one of the few remaining soft AC stations in the United States
until going in a more mainstream direction in June 2009
, when the station dropped the calls for its branding and identified it as "Today's 106.5." The station's transmitter is located west of Salt Lake City on Farnsworth Peak
, and is owned by Citicaster Licenses (a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications
).
, closer to its current city of license (Spanish Fork). 106.5, broadcasting from Ogden at the time, was the original home of KBER
which moved down the dial to 101.1, and relocated its transmitter to Farnsworth Peak
.
The station was then assigned the call letters KQOL on March 20, 1990. Originally broadcasting a hybrid of Adult Contemporary and Country, it switched to an easy-listening format in November of that year.
In June 1992, KQOL switched its format to all-sports 106.5 The Score. It was Utah's first sports radio station, as well as the first the country to broadcast on the FM band. The format last until September of 1993, after it lost to AM station KISN (now KNRS (AM)). Afterwards, it began simulcasting KMXB 107.5 (now KKLV).
On March 1, 1994, the station changed its call sign to KUJJ, and switched to country music, which then led to another call sign flip on August 22, 1995 to KBKK, known as "K-Buck". On December 31, 1997 the current call letters, became KOSY. Before flipping to 106.5, KOSY was simulcast
on what is now KEGH, Brigham City, Utah, to fill in the gaps created from Lake Mountain. KHTB
and KKAT-FM
suffer from the same signal problems to date. Most of KOSY-FM's programming has been automated since late 2000.
's Eight Track Playback, Lori Bradley, Delilah
, and several other local and voice tracked programs. Weekend special programming includes a Saturday night program dedicated to show tunes and a "Sounds of the Sabbath" program.
From 2006 to 2008, KOSY laid claim to being among the first non-stunting
stations in America to change over to Christmas music
for the season, traditionally changing formats at midnight local time on November 1. They were first in 2006 upon changing on October 30, and in 2007, they were second, having been beaten by KCKC in Kansas City, Missouri
by only a few hours (though WEXM
had been stunting with Christmas music as the "in-between" format since October 8).KOSY again changed formats at midnight local time November 1, 2008
, good for third place, this time behind classic hits
WRIT-FM
and hot AC WMYX-FM
, two rival stations in Milwaukee; these stations changed on October 31 at 3:13 and 3:21 p.m. local time respectively. (WMVN in St. Louis changed on October 10 of that year but again, used the format as an in-between format between its format change.)
In 2009, due to November 1 landing on a Sunday, KOSY forwent their move and continued airing their usual "Sounds of the Sabbath" that day.Sounds of the Sabbath page It appears that the station had changed its mind and had decided to go with a more conventional time of changeover for 2009 until listener demand prompted an announcement on November 3 that "Christmas music is coming soon!"
KOSY switched to Christmas music on November 4, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. local time, earlier than most stations but several days after the other first-in-the-nation stations. KOSY changed on the same date in 2011, this time at 8 a.m. local time.
Radio station
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broadcasting to the Salt Lake City, 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...
area on 106.5 FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
. The station's city of license is Spanish Fork
Spanish Fork, Utah
Spanish Fork is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 31,497 as of the 2008 census estimate.-History:Spanish Fork was settled by LDS pioneers in 1851...
, 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...
. KOSY airs an adult contemporary music format branded as "Today's 106.5". It was still one of the few remaining soft AC stations in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
until going in a more mainstream direction in June 2009
2009 in radio
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, when the station dropped the calls for its branding and identified it as "Today's 106.5." The station's transmitter is located west of Salt Lake City 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,...
, and is owned by Citicaster Licenses (a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
).
History
KOSY-FM was originally broadcasting on 106.3, from a transmitter on Lake MountainLake Mountain (Utah)
Lake Mountain is a stretch of mountains that lie west of Utah Lake in Utah County, Utah. The small range extends from north to south. It serves several radio and television needs for the towns of Provo, Orem, American Fork and almost all of Utah county. The highest point of the range is above sea...
, closer to its current city of license (Spanish Fork). 106.5, broadcasting from Ogden at the time, was the original home of KBER
KBER
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which moved down the dial to 101.1, and relocated its transmitter to 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,...
.
The station was then assigned the call letters KQOL on March 20, 1990. Originally broadcasting a hybrid of Adult Contemporary and Country, it switched to an easy-listening format in November of that year.
In June 1992, KQOL switched its format to all-sports 106.5 The Score. It was Utah's first sports radio station, as well as the first the country to broadcast on the FM band. The format last until September of 1993, after it lost to AM station KISN (now KNRS (AM)). Afterwards, it began simulcasting KMXB 107.5 (now KKLV).
On March 1, 1994, the station changed its call sign to KUJJ, and switched to country music, which then led to another call sign flip on August 22, 1995 to KBKK, known as "K-Buck". On December 31, 1997 the current call letters, became KOSY. Before flipping to 106.5, KOSY was simulcast
Simulcast
Simulcast, shorthand for "simultaneous broadcast", refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at the same time. For example, Absolute Radio is simulcast on both AM and on satellite radio, and the BBC's Prom concerts are often...
on what is now KEGH, Brigham City, Utah, to fill in the gaps created from Lake Mountain. KHTB
KHTB
KHTB is an active rock radio station broadcasting to Salt Lake City, Utah and the surrounding areas. KHTB broadcasts on 94.9 and currently identifies itself as 94.9 Z-Rock. It is owned and operated by Cumulus Media...
and KKAT-FM
KKAT-FM
KKLV is an American Contemporary Christian music formatted radio station broadcasting to the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The station is licensed to serve the community of Orem, Utah, and is currently owned by the Educational Media Foundation...
suffer from the same signal problems to date. Most of KOSY-FM's programming has been automated since late 2000.
Programming
Programming on KOSY includes a local program hosted by "Fisher and Peggy," Donny OsmondDonny Osmond
Donald Clark "Donny" Osmond is an American singer, musician, actor, dancer, radio personality, and former teen idol. Osmond has also been a talk and game show host, record producer and author. In the mid 1960s, he and four of his elder brothers gained fame as the Osmond Brothers on the long...
's Eight Track Playback, Lori Bradley, Delilah
Delilah Rene
Delilah Rene Luke , almost always known mononymously as Delilah, is an American radio personality, author, and songwriter, best known as the host of a nationally syndicated nightly U.S...
, and several other local and voice tracked programs. Weekend special programming includes a Saturday night program dedicated to show tunes and a "Sounds of the Sabbath" program.
From 2006 to 2008, KOSY laid claim to being among the first non-stunting
Stunting (broadcasting)
In radio broadcasting, stunting occurs when a station abruptly airs programming that is seemingly uncharacteristic compared to what they normally play...
stations in America to change over to Christmas music
Christmas music
Christmas music comprises a variety of genres of music normally performed or heard around the Christmas season, which tends to begin in the months leading up the actual holiday and end in the weeks shortly thereafter.-Early:...
for the season, traditionally changing formats at midnight local time on November 1. They were first in 2006 upon changing on October 30, and in 2007, they were second, having been beaten by KCKC in Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
by only a few hours (though WEXM
WFNI
WFNI, known as 1070 The Fan, is a radio station in Indianapolis, Indiana owned by Emmis Communications. The station operates on the AM radio frequency of 1070 kHz. The studios are located at 40 Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis...
had been stunting with Christmas music as the "in-between" format since October 8).KOSY again changed formats at midnight local time November 1, 2008
2008 in radio
Several events occurred in radio in 2008.- Events :* January 2: WWFT finished Christmas music stunting, rolling out the red carpet for Adult contemporary music branded as "Warm."...
, good for third place, this time behind classic hits
Classic hits
Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format...
WRIT-FM
WRIT-FM
WRIT-FM is a radio station in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, owned by Clear Channel Communications. Branded as "Oldies 95.7", it airs a 60s-70s Oldies format....
and hot AC WMYX-FM
WMYX-FM
WMYX-FM is a Hot AC formatted radio station in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Identifying themselves on the air as "The Mix", WMYX-FM was the first station in the U.S. to use the "Mix" moniker. WMYX-FM has been airing roughly the same format since late 1981. The station is owned by Entercom, along with...
, two rival stations in Milwaukee; these stations changed on October 31 at 3:13 and 3:21 p.m. local time respectively. (WMVN in St. Louis changed on October 10 of that year but again, used the format as an in-between format between its format change.)
In 2009, due to November 1 landing on a Sunday, KOSY forwent their move and continued airing their usual "Sounds of the Sabbath" that day.Sounds of the Sabbath page It appears that the station had changed its mind and had decided to go with a more conventional time of changeover for 2009 until listener demand prompted an announcement on November 3 that "Christmas music is coming soon!"
KOSY switched to Christmas music on November 4, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. local time, earlier than most stations but several days after the other first-in-the-nation stations. KOSY changed on the same date in 2011, this time at 8 a.m. local time.