KKAT

An AM radio station broadcasting at 860 kHz, licensed to Salt Lake City, Utah, and owned by Cumulus Media. The station carries a talk radio format built largely around nationally syndicated conservative programming sourced from the co-owned Westwood One Network. Regular weekday shows include Armstrong and Getty, Ben Shapiro, Dan Bongino, Dave Ramsey, Mark Levin, John Batchelor, Michael Knowles, Red Eye Radio, and First Light. World and national news from Fox News Radio airs at the top of most hours. On weekends the schedule shifts to programs covering personal finance, real estate, gardening, food, and wine, along with Chris Plante and Daniele Lin. Because 860 kHz is a clear channel frequency reserved for CJBC in Toronto, the station is limited to 10,000 watts during daytime hours and must reduce to 196 watts at night. During designated critical hours it operates at 3,000 watts. A non-directional antenna is used at all power levels. The station first signed on November 15, 1955, as KWHO, initially airing classical music with daytime-only operation. In July 1985 it became KUTR and adopted an LDS Contemporary format mixing music by Mormon artists with soft adult contemporary selections. A call sign change to KLZX on June 21, 1989, brought a simulcast of a sister station's classic rock format. By November 15, 1990, the station was rebranded KCNR to carry CNN Headline News programming under the identity News Radio 860 AM, before eventually transitioning through further ownership and format changes to its current configuration.