Frank C. Carman, a pioneer in Utah radio and television broadcasting, died at his home in Lincoln City, Ore., on Sept. 19, 1989. He was 80.
Born in Salt Lake City, Mr. Carman began his radio career in Price, establishing KOAL in 1937. It was the first in a long line of AM radio stations he founded. The others were KUTA (now KLUB) in Salt Lake City; KGEM in Boise; KLIX in Twin Falls, Idaho; KWIK in Pocatello; KIFI in Idaho Falls; KOPR in Butte, Mont.; and KOOK in Billings, Mont.Later, several FM stations were added, including KISN in Salt Lake City. In partnership with the Salt Lake Tribune, Mr. Carman founded KUTV, Channel 2, in the early 1950s. He was inducted into the Utah Broadcast Hall of Fame in 1979.
Mr. Carman served 10 years as a board member of the Intermountain Unit Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children and as an emeritus board member. He was past president of the Salt Lake Kiwanis Club, past lieutenant governor of the Utah-Idaho Division No. 2 of the Kiwanis Club, past president of the Bonneville Knife and Fork Club, a member of the Alta Club and life member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Funeral services will begin at 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 25, at Evans and Early Funeral Home, 574 E. First South in Salt Lake. Interment will follow in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Donations may be made in Mr. Car-man's memory to the American Cancer Society, the Lincoln City, Ore., Hospice or a charity of the donor's choice.