New AM 820 To Be Sold To Simmons?

(1 OCTOBER 2002) - A tip to Utah Radio Guide says that the new 820 AM, that is scheduled to come on air soon, will be sold by Palmetto Radio Group (a company from the east coast), to Simmons Media, which fills the ownership limits for Simmons Media, to eight stations, and two LMAs. The FCC web site tiped off the new station a while back, but no sign of it's coming into existance has appeared until only recently. Apparently on September 25, 2002, Simmons filed to the FCC to buy the Taylorsville licenced station. The station should be 50,000 watts daytime, and 2,500 night, with 10,000 watts at sunrise and sunset. Perhaps KZNS will move to 820?

(3 OCTOBER 2002) - Another tipster wrote saying that they worked for Marathon Media. According to this tip, Palmetto is just another name for Marathon, and they had plans to move KOVO's people to this new station. However the big bosses have thrown in the towel when it comes to sports reporting, and have decided to LMA KOVO and sell 820 to Simmons Media.