KALL

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The radio towers for KALL AM 700, northwest of Salt Lake City, Utah.

The door to the transmitter building clearly shows the station was once KWLW.

KALL, "700 The Zone", is an all-sports radio station in the Salt Lake City, Utah area. The listed owner is Utah Radio Acquisitions, LLC.

Program highlights include live play-by-play of University of Utah football and basketball and Real Salt Lake soccer, the Jim Rome show, and daily local shows "The Manly Morning Show" and "The Big Show."

[edit] History

For many years, this station was at 910AM, current home of Radio Disney affiliate KWDZ.

In 1997, WLW owner Jacor purchased beautiful music 700 KFAM in Salt Lake City, which broadcast with 50,000 watts during the day but only 1,000 watts at night in order to protect WLW^[1]. As a joke^{[citation needed]}, they changed the call letters to KWLW^[1] and even began to air programming such as Dale Sommers "The Truckin' Bozo" (also heard on WLW) on the station^[2]. The call letters and classic country format stayed on the station until 1999, when Clear Channel Communications moved the KALL letters and programming from 910 AM^[1].

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c} http://www.oldradio.com/archives/stations/slc-hist.htm, Retrieved on 2008/05/20.
2. ^ http://www.truckweb.com/twradio.htm, Retrieved on 2008/05/20.

[edit] External links

• Official website
• Query the FCC's AM station database for KALL
• Radio Locator Information on KALL
• Query Arbitron's AM station database for KALL

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