The top three radio stations — KSL, KSFI and KNRS — remain the same in the latest Arbitron ratings.
For listeners age 12-plus, KSL and KNRS improved their listening percentages slightly, while KSFI dipped a bit.
KODJ moved up to fourth place, while KRSP slipped to sixth place behind KOSY, which remained the same. KXRK continued to slide downward for the second month and is in seventh place, followed by KUBL, which also went down.
KUUU improved from 11th to ninth place during February by being consistent (its 3.7 percent share has been unchanged for two months), and KSOP dropped to 10th place. KQMB slid to a tie for 13th place, after being 10th during January.
KALL radio is also declining, The station went from a 2.1 share last summer and fall to only 1.8 percent now.
All the stations that Arbitron could measure ranked like this for age 12-plus listeners:
1. KSL (AM-1160), 9.3 percent share; 2. KSFI ("FM-100"), 8.5; 3. KNRS (AM-570). 5.1; 4. KODJ (FM-94.1), 4.9; 5. KOSY (FM-106.5), 4.3; 6. KRSP (FM-103.5), 4.1; 7. KXRK (FM-96.3), 4.0; 8. KUBL (FM-93.3), 3.9; 9. KUUU/KTCE/KRAR ("U-92," FM), 3.7; 10. KSOP (FM-104.3), 3.3.
11. (tie) KBER (FM-101.1) and KZHT (FM-97. 1), 3.0; 13. (tie) KBEE (FM-98.7) and KQMB ("Star 102," FM), 2.7; 15. KDUT (FM-102.3), 2.4; 16. KBZN (FM-97.9), 2.2; 17. KENZ (FM-107.5), 2.0; 18. KJMY (FM-99.5), 1.9; 19. (tie) KEGA (FM-101.5) and KHTB (FM-94.9), 1.8.
21. (tie) KALL (AM-910), KUDD/KUDE (FM-103.9) and KZNS/KOVO (AM-1280), 1.4; 24. KPQP (FM-101.9), 1.2; 25. KRRD (AM-1600), 1.1; 26. KFNZ (AM-1320), 1.0; 27. KDYL (AM-1060), 0.8; 28. (tie) KJQN (FM-100.7) and KXRV ("FM-105.7), 0.6; 30. KBJA (AM-1640), 0.3; 31. KHQN (AM-1480), 0.1.
STILL GOING STRONG ON KLO — Len Allen, now 79, continues to do a weekly radio show each Saturday morning on AM-1430, Ogden. Allen, who has 57 years in Utah radio work, is still heard from 9:05-10 a.m. every Saturday with his "On the Go" interview show. He remains the top veteran in Utah radio, and his activity level is unparalleled.
"I'm on all the boards," he told the Deseret Morning News last week. Look on the list of many Weber County boards, and you'll find Allen as a member.
He also still does radio commercials for Cutrubus Motors and also personally sells advertisements for KLO.
RADIO HAPPENINGS — AM-820, Bonneville's new upcoming Salt Lake-area radio station, which will be geared toward women, has been doing some signal testing recently. This station should be on the air later this spring.
— Some alternative music fans are still suffering over the format change at KJQN some months ago. However, one former listener of that station said she really enjoys KJMY ("MY-99.5" FM), and would refer this station to anyone who grew up with the old "KJQ."
— KODJ now offers radio parties for school and other groups. Go online to www.kodj.com for details.
— Clear Channel Broadcasting of Salt Lake (KNRS, KODJ, KZHT and other stations), in conjunction with the Utah Broadcaster's Association, will host a job fair focusing on work in broadcasting on Tuesday, March 29, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the University of Utah's A. Ray Olpin Union Ballroom. Meet broadcast professionals and learn about broadcast careers.
— According to Radio and Records.com. KBER's Darby Wilcox is now the assistant program director and the music director of the station. He will also continue to voicetrack evenings at KBER. He replaces Helen Powers, who remains the station's midday host.
— KENZ is presenting Carrot Top in the Ford Theatre at the E-Center on Saturday. Tickets are on sale now at all Smith'sTix locations and the station is giving away free tickets to listeners.
— Sean Ross, vice president of music and programming for Edison Media Research, reported recently that radio stations that played all-holiday music late last year did better than the crop of stations that did so in 2003. However, he found that all-holiday music does not help these stations with annual growth; it just boosts them during the Christmas season.
E-mail: lynn@desnews.com