KUUU
Encyclopedia
KUUU, also known as U92, is a Rhythmic Top 40 radio station
broadcasting to the Salt Lake City
-Ogden
-Provo
, Utah
metropolitan area. The station, whose frequency is 92.5 MHz, is owned by Simmons Media Group
. KUUU broadcasts R&B/Hip-Hop
and Rhythmic Pop music, with an average audience cume of 140,200 listeners tuning in per week.
. In February 2005 the station moved to its current dial position and changed its city-of-license to South Jordan, Utah
, allowing them to better cover the Salt Lake Valley
. The station was previously broadcasting to most of the valley via a low-power booster in the Oquirrh mountains.
Current announcers include Poetik C., Brian Michel, Kevin Cruise & Booker. Past hosts included Zac Davis, Romeo on the Radio, Pat Clark after Dark and Jagger.
In an article from The Salt Lake Tribune
, the station is cited by music trade publications and record labels for being influential in breaking songs from artists like Flo Rida
, Plies
and T-Pain
, especially in a radio market like Salt Lake City. Program Director Brian Michel says it is because the station is not owned by a major broadcaster, who would tell the hosts what they should play instead of what the listeners really want to hear: "People in San Antonio
aren't telling us what to play," he said. "We have no outside consultants. We interact with [our listeners]."
On June 18, 2010, Millcreek Broadcasting, KUUU's owners, sold the station, along with KUDD and KYLZ, to Simmons Media Group
. Simmons, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, owns and operates Simmons Radio in Utah, Western Broadcasting, Simmons Lone Star Media, Simmons Outdoor Media, Simmons Ventures and the most prominent travel-related company in the Western United States, Morris Murdock Travel
. Simmons will continue to operate KUUU until a plan to divest several properties to comply with FCC ownership rules is announced.
and Bridezillas
) are behind this project. According to Bates, "The $tation gives Hip-Hop fans a side of the music industry most have never seen." The show's pilot episode is currently in post-production and has yet to find a outlet or an airdate for the project.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
broadcasting to the Salt Lake City
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...
-Ogden
Ogden, Utah
Ogden is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States. Ogden serves as the county seat of Weber County. The population was 82,825 according to the 2010 Census. The city served as a major railway hub through much of its history, and still handles a great deal of freight rail traffic which makes it a...
-Provo
Provo, Utah
Provo is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Utah, located about south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Provo is the county seat of Utah County and lies between the cities of Orem to the north and Springville to the south...
, 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...
metropolitan area. The station, whose frequency is 92.5 MHz, is owned by Simmons Media Group
Simmons Media Group
The Simmons Media Group is a media company based in the United States. The company owns AM and FM radio stations, as well as outdoor advertising, a travel agency and an interactive agency.-Creation:...
. KUUU broadcasts R&B/Hip-Hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
and Rhythmic Pop music, with an average audience cume of 140,200 listeners tuning in per week.
History
The station's current format began on April 24, 1999 at 92.1 FM and was licenced to Tooele, UtahTooele, Utah
Tooele is a city in Tooele County in the U.S. state of Utah. It is part of the Salt Lake City, Utah, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 22,502 at the 2000 census, and 30,708 as of the 2009 estimates. It is the county seat of Tooele County...
. In February 2005 the station moved to its current dial position and changed its city-of-license to South Jordan, Utah
South Jordan, Utah
South Jordan is a city in the U.S. state of Utah. The city lies in the Salt Lake Valley between the peaks of the Oquirrh Mountains and the peaks of the Wasatch Mountains and is part of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area...
, allowing them to better cover the Salt Lake Valley
Salt Lake Valley
Salt Lake Valley is a valley in Salt Lake County in the north-central portion of the U.S. state of Utah. It contains Salt Lake City and many of its suburbs, notably West Valley City, Murray, Sandy, and West Jordan; its total population is 1,029,655 as of 2010...
. The station was previously broadcasting to most of the valley via a low-power booster in the Oquirrh mountains.
Current announcers include Poetik C., Brian Michel, Kevin Cruise & Booker. Past hosts included Zac Davis, Romeo on the Radio, Pat Clark after Dark and Jagger.
In an article from The Salt Lake Tribune
The Salt Lake Tribune
The Salt Lake Tribune is the largest-circulated daily newspaper in the U.S. city of Salt Lake City. It is distributed by Newspaper Agency Corporation, which also distributes the Deseret News. The Tribune — or "Trib," as it is locally known — is currently owned by the Denver-based MediaNews Group....
, the station is cited by music trade publications and record labels for being influential in breaking songs from artists like Flo Rida
Flo Rida
Tramar Dillard , better known by his stage name Flo Rida , is an American rapper and singer-songwriter. He released his debut album, Mail on Sunday, in March 2008. His debut single "Low", featuring T-Pain, was a #1 hit for ten weeks in United States in early 2008. Two other singles resulted from...
, Plies
Plies (rapper)
Algernod Lanier Washington , better known by his stage name Plies, is an American rapper and founder of Big Gates Records. Born in Fort Myers, Florida, Washington was a wide receiver on the football team of Miami University in Ohio in 1996 and 1997 before he became a rapper. After dropping out of...
and T-Pain
T-Pain
Faheem Rasheed Najm , better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actor, currently signed to Young Money Entertainment. His debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, was released in 2005. In 2007, T-Pain released his second studio album Epiphany,...
, especially in a radio market like Salt Lake City. Program Director Brian Michel says it is because the station is not owned by a major broadcaster, who would tell the hosts what they should play instead of what the listeners really want to hear: "People in San Antonio
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...
aren't telling us what to play," he said. "We have no outside consultants. We interact with [our listeners]."
On June 18, 2010, Millcreek Broadcasting, KUUU's owners, sold the station, along with KUDD and KYLZ, to Simmons Media Group
Simmons Media Group
The Simmons Media Group is a media company based in the United States. The company owns AM and FM radio stations, as well as outdoor advertising, a travel agency and an interactive agency.-Creation:...
. Simmons, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, owns and operates Simmons Radio in Utah, Western Broadcasting, Simmons Lone Star Media, Simmons Outdoor Media, Simmons Ventures and the most prominent travel-related company in the Western United States, Morris Murdock Travel
Morris Murdock Travel, LLC
Morris Murdock Travel, a subsidiary of Simmons Media Group, is a travel agency headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah with 6 additional offices in Utah and Montana and home-based agents located throughout Utah, Idaho and Montana...
. Simmons will continue to operate KUUU until a plan to divest several properties to comply with FCC ownership rules is announced.
"The $tation"
In 2008, KUUU became the subject of an upcoming reality television series, called The $tation. The series will follow KUUU, its airstaff and management, as they look at how the station has managed to succeed in a very conservative metropolitan radio market like Salt Lake City. Program Director Kevin Cruise and producer TJ Bates (The Janice Dickinson Modeling AgencyThe Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency
The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency is a reality television series that debuted on Oxygen on June 6, 2006. The show has completed four seasons...
and Bridezillas
Bridezillas
Bridezillas is a reality television show produced by DCD Media-owned September Films and airing on the WE cable-television network. It follows the lives of women engaged to be married, casting their busy schedules in an emphatic and sometimes humorous fashion...
) are behind this project. According to Bates, "The $tation gives Hip-Hop fans a side of the music industry most have never seen." The show's pilot episode is currently in post-production and has yet to find a outlet or an airdate for the project.