Utah's newest radio station — Freedom 570 will arrive Sept. 17.
Currently, AM-570 is a simulcast of KNRS (news, talk, FM-105.7), but that duplication will cease when the new station premieres.
Freedom 570 will be dedicated to providing news and opinions that matter to Utah. It will be an outlet for Utahns to discuss the day's issues from a conservative point of view, hear the latest money and economic news and get advice on family finances.
Neal Boortz, Todd Schnitt, Jason Lewis and Bill Handel will be some of the station's syndicated personalities.
In the morning, Freedom 570 will focus on the economy with "The Wall Street Journal This Morning."
(The popular "Clark Howard Show" will eventually be on the new station, too, but not until Nov. 4.)
Freedom 570 will be heard on FM-99.1 in Utah County and southern Salt Lake County and on 99.5 HD2.
Clear Channel, which owns AM-570, will be applying with the FCC for new call letters in early September.
RADIO HAPPENINGS — KIHU (AM-1010) went on the air Aug. 22 and is now Utah's first full-time Catholic radio station. Part of the Immaculate Heart Radio network, the station's tower is located at 6173 W. 2100 South, West Valley City.
— KUBL (FM-93.3) is giving away family four-packs of tickets to the Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus at the EnergySolutions Arena on Sept. 24-27. Listen to "Johnson and Johnson" each weekday morning for a chance to win.
TEN YEARS AGO IN SALT LAKE RADIO — KOSY's "Sounds of the Sabbath" becomes one of the most popular of weekend radio shows. … KBER sponsors Utah's largest musical chairs competition.
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