KVNU
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KVNU is a news talk radio station
in Logan, Utah
, USA. The call letters stand for "the Voice of Northern Utah". The station was started in 1938 by Reed Bullen
, who owned the station until 1996 when it was sold to the Cache Valley Radio Group. The KVNU studios are in the same building, informally called "the Radio Ranch", with the rest of the stations in the Cache Valley Radio Group including KKEX "Kix 96", KBLQ "Q 92", KVFX
"94-5/98-3 VFX", KGNT "KOOL 103.9", KLZX 95.9 FM, KLGN 1390 AM/103.3 FM and 104.9 La Sabrosa (KLZX HD2).
KVNU is the flagship station of the Utah State Aggie radio network. Men's basketball and football games are broadcast with Al Lewis providing play by play.
hosted by Jay Eubanks. Afternoon drivetime and early evening hours feature For the People
with Jason Williams, Jonathan Choate and Michael Reis; local news provided by Bill Walter and Full Court Press with Eric Frandsen, "Hurricane" John Newbold and John Russell. The remainder of the day features syndicated shows: The Rush Limbaugh Show
, Dr. Laura
, The Sean Hannity Show
and concludes late night and overnight with Coast To Coast AM
with George Noory
and Daybreak USA
.
In addition to Logan High Sports, KVNU is a part of the Utah Jazz Radio Network and broadcasts all Jazz games that do not occur on nights with Logan High or Utah State Aggie games.
Craig Hislop, cohost of KVNU's Morning News and color-commentator for Utah State Football broadcasts
Jennie Christensen, News Director, host of Crosstalk
Heather Bailey, news
Bill Walter, airstaff and news announcer
Eric Frandsen, cohost of KVNU's Full Court Press, cohost of Aggie Call
"Hurricane" John Newbold, Producer of Utah State Aggie Radio Network, color-commentator for Logan High Football, cohost of Full Court Press
John Russell, cohost of Full Court Press
Jason Williams, cohost of For the People
Jonathan Choate, cohost of For the People
Michael Reis, cohost of For the People, KVNU Saturday Morning News
Evan Nyman, Logan High football play by play
Bob Appuhn, cohost of Aggie Call
band to widen its broadcast area.
Radio station
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in Logan, Utah
Logan, Utah
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, USA. The call letters stand for "the Voice of Northern Utah". The station was started in 1938 by Reed Bullen
Reed Bullen
Reed Bullen was a Utah broadcaster, politician and a local leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ....
, who owned the station until 1996 when it was sold to the Cache Valley Radio Group. The KVNU studios are in the same building, informally called "the Radio Ranch", with the rest of the stations in the Cache Valley Radio Group including KKEX "Kix 96", KBLQ "Q 92", KVFX
KVFX
KVFX, also known as VFX, is a Top 40 radio station broadcasting in the Logan- Salt Lake City-Ogden, Utah metropolitan area. It is owned by the Sun Valley Radio, Inc. KVFX-FM also broadcasts via translator in Salt Lake City, at 98.3 and Trementon at 98.3 MHz...
"94-5/98-3 VFX", KGNT "KOOL 103.9", KLZX 95.9 FM, KLGN 1390 AM/103.3 FM and 104.9 La Sabrosa (KLZX HD2).
KVNU is the flagship station of the Utah State Aggie radio network. Men's basketball and football games are broadcast with Al Lewis providing play by play.
Programming
The station begins the day with local programming such as "KVNU Morning News with Al Lewis & Craig Hislop" and "Crosstalk with Jennie Christensen" followed by a Trading PostTradio
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hosted by Jay Eubanks. Afternoon drivetime and early evening hours feature For the People
KVNU's For The People
For the People is a news and political radio talk show that airs on KVNU in Logan, Utah from 4-6 pm Monday-Friday. The show, which debuted on April 28, 2006, is hosted by Jason Williams and Marc Neilsen. The show touches on local, state, and national issues and takes calls from listeners...
with Jason Williams, Jonathan Choate and Michael Reis; local news provided by Bill Walter and Full Court Press with Eric Frandsen, "Hurricane" John Newbold and John Russell. The remainder of the day features syndicated shows: The Rush Limbaugh Show
The Rush Limbaugh Show
The Rush Limbaugh Show is an American talk radio show hosted by Rush Limbaugh on Premiere Radio Networks...
, Dr. Laura
Laura Schlessinger
Laura Catherine Schlessinger is an American talk radio host, socially conservative commentator and author. Her radio program consists mainly of her responses to callers' requests for personal advice and has occasionally featured her short monologues on social and political topics...
, The Sean Hannity Show
The Sean Hannity Show
The Sean Hannity Show is a talk radio show hosted by Sean Hannity on Citadel Media and Premiere Radio Networks. The program is broadcast live every weekday, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m...
and concludes late night and overnight with Coast To Coast AM
Coast to Coast AM
Coast to Coast AM is a North American late-night syndicated radio talk show that deals with a variety of topics, but most frequently ones that relate to either the paranormal or conspiracy theories. It was created by Art Bell and is distributed by Premiere Radio Networks. The program currently...
with George Noory
George Noory
George Ralph Noory is a Lebanese-American radio talk show host.As of 2010, he is the weekday host of the late-night radio talk show Coast to Coast AM. He is heard across the United States and Canada on many AM and FM stations as well as on XM Satellite Radio. His show is one of the most listened...
and Daybreak USA
USA Radio Network
The USA Radio Network is a syndicator of talk radio programming established in 1985. It provides programming to approximately 1,100 radio stations around the world, plus the American Forces Network and XM Satellite Radio, and can be heard on the internet from USA Radio's website.On March 5, 2008,...
.
Utah State Aggie Radio Network
610 KVNU is the flagship station for the Utah State Aggie Radio Network, which broadcasts football and men's basketball games. Al Lewis, also program director of KVNU, is the legendary voice of the Aggies and does play by play for both sports. During football season Craig Hislop provides color commentary, while that duty is filled by Rod Tueller during basketball season. Coverage of Aggie games includes a two-hour pregame show during the football season beginning with the Touchdown Countdown (a pregame call-in show) but only a one hour pregame show during the basketball season. Each pregame and postgame features interviews conducted by Lewis with players and coaches. Each postgame show is followed by Aggie Call, where Aggie fans call in and share their thoughts and opinions on the game.Other Sports Programming
610 KVNU is also the home of Logan High Grizzly sports, featuring both football and boys basketball. Evan Nyman and "Hurricane" John Newbold provide play by play during football season, while Rob Flygare covers basketball season. KVNU's coverage of the Grizzlies is the longest running radio/high school sports association in the state of Utah.In addition to Logan High Sports, KVNU is a part of the Utah Jazz Radio Network and broadcasts all Jazz games that do not occur on nights with Logan High or Utah State Aggie games.
Airstaff
Al Lewis "The Big Silk", Program Director, host of KVNU's Morning News and play-by-play announcer for the Utah State Aggies.Craig Hislop, cohost of KVNU's Morning News and color-commentator for Utah State Football broadcasts
Jennie Christensen, News Director, host of Crosstalk
Heather Bailey, news
Bill Walter, airstaff and news announcer
Eric Frandsen, cohost of KVNU's Full Court Press, cohost of Aggie Call
"Hurricane" John Newbold, Producer of Utah State Aggie Radio Network, color-commentator for Logan High Football, cohost of Full Court Press
John Russell, cohost of Full Court Press
Jason Williams, cohost of For the People
Jonathan Choate, cohost of For the People
Michael Reis, cohost of For the People, KVNU Saturday Morning News
Evan Nyman, Logan High football play by play
Bob Appuhn, cohost of Aggie Call
Translator
In addition to the main station, KVNU is relayed by a translator on the FMFM broadcasting
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band to widen its broadcast area.