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Broadcast area | Salt Lake City metropolitan area |
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Frequency | 1450 KHz |
Branding | Key Radio |
Programming | |
Format | Christian Radio |
Affiliations | Moody Broadcasting Network |
Ownership | |
Owner | Biblical Ministries Worldwide |
See § Repeaters and translators | |
History | |
First air date | December 1949[1] |
Former call signs | KNEU (1949–1952)[2] |
Call sign meaning | "Key" |
Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 5201 |
Class | C |
Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°13′49″N 111°41′12″W / 40.23028°N 111.68667°W |
Translator(s) | See § Repeaters and translators |
Repeater(s) | See § Repeaters and translators |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Online |
Website | keyradio.org |
KEYY (1450 AM) is a Christian radio station licensed to Provo, Utah, United States. The station is broadcasting via a translator on 91.3 FM in Provo as well. The station is owned by Biblical Ministries Worldwide, a Christian organization.
History
[edit]The station began broadcasting in December 1949, and originally held the call sign KNEU.[1][2] The station was owned by Mid-Utah Broadcasting.[2] In 1952, the station's call sign was changed to KEYY.[2] The station aired a MOR format in the early 1970s.[1] By the mid-1970s, the station had adopted a top 40 format.[4] By 1980, the station was airing an adult contemporary format.[5] By 1983, the station had begun airing the Music of Your Life adult standards format.[6] The station had returned to an adult contemporary format by 1985.[7] In 1986, the station was donated to Touch Outreach Ministries, and in 1987 the station began airing its current Christian format.[8][9] The station was sold to Biblical Ministries Worldwide the following year.[8]
Repeaters and translators
[edit]In 2010, KEYY began to be simulcast on 91.7 KEYR in Richfield, Utah and 91.9 KEYP in Price, Utah, and in 2011 it began to simulcast on 91.7 KEYV in Vernal, Utah.[9] In 2016, Biblical Ministries Worldwide purchased 91.3 K217CL in Provo, Utah, which would begin simulcasting KEYY.[9][10] In 2017, a translator for KEYY was licensed, broadcasting at 95.5 MHz in Payson, Utah.[11]
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | Class | ERP (W) |
Height (m (ft)) |
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KEYP | 91.9 FM | Price, Utah | C2 | 2,000 | 590 m (1,940 ft) |
KEYR | 91.7 FM | Richfield, Utah | C1 | 850 | 956 m (3,136 ft) |
KEYV | 91.7 FM | Vernal, Utah | C3 | 910 | 499 m (1,637 ft) |
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | FCC info |
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K217CL | 91.3 FM | Provo, Utah | 63467 | 250 | −192 m (−630 ft) | D | LMS |
K238CE | 95.5 FM | Payson, Utah | 156665 | 50 | 672 m (2,205 ft) | D | LMS |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c 1972 Broadcasting Yearbook, Broadcasting, 1972. p. B-214. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
- ^ a b c d History Cards for KEYY, fcc.gov. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KEYY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1976, Broadcasting, 1976. p. C-202. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1980, Broadcasting, 1980. p. C-233. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1983, Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1983. p. B-248. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1985, Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1985. p. B-276. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ a b Transactions", Radio & Records. April 15, 1988. p. 11. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ a b c About Us, Key Radio. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ Asset Purchase Agreement, fcc.gov. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ "Federal Communications Commission FM Broadcast Translator/Booster Station License", FCC. April 12, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
External links
[edit]- KEYY's official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 5201 (KEYY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KEYY in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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- Facility details for Facility ID 174150 (KEYP) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KEYP in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 176207 (KEYR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KEYR in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 176208 (KEYV) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KEYV in Nielsen Audio's FM station database