Kari Bushman on KENZ isn't the only Utah radio exporter of voice-tracked shows, though with two such programs she is the busiest.
"Shotgun Jackson" (7 p.m.-midnight) on sister station KUBL (FM-93.3) voice tracks a show to Albuquerque, too.
In reverse, Tim and Willey, mornings on KKAT, actually voice track and import their show from Phoenix to Salt Lake each weekday. They've been doing this since Jan. 28.
"It works really well," said Stuart Stanek, general manager of Clear Channel's radio stations in Salt Lake City. "The DJs do a lot of customizing."
Stanek said it's a way to cut costs and to share big-market DJs with a smaller market.
Competitor Eric Hauenstein, general manager of Citadel's Broadcasting stations in Salt Lake, said the distant KKAT show works well.
"You can't tell if it's live or recorded," he said. "It can be a real art form."
Many local FM stations are now voice tracked during middays, usually by local DJs. While voice tracking saves stations money, it also provides less training ground and fewer starting opportunities for young talent.
Although it isn't voice tracked, Bob Lonsberry's morning show on KNRS is broadcast live from Rochester, N.Y., to Salt Lake City only. He's been doing the show since March 2000.
There are also the usual syndicated radio shows that air nationally, and some come to Utah, like the "Bob and Tom" show, mornings on KBER. These shows are not voice tracked. They are live or recorded, but a single show goes to all the different markets — with no localization.