800 The Sports Zone Possible?

It appears that the standards format KSOS is lost forever. The station dropped it's nostalgia music and now is a near simulcast of Simmons Media's 1280 KZN "The Sports Zone." According to a tip, KSOS is under an LMA with Simmons Media. Could Simmons be purchasing KSOS? One possible scenario could be placing KZNS on 800, and returning 1280 to a nostaliga or talk format. This could be likely since KZNS hasn't show in the ratings for a long time. Post your comments on our forum, by clicking "FORUM" on the left-hand menu.

The Fire's Out: Blaze 102.3 Is History

Thanks to a tip to the Utah Radio Guide forum, Utah Radio Guide has confirmed that 102.3 The Blaze is history. It is now a simulcast of 103.9 Mad Dog. The Blaze had fallen to a 1.0 in the last trend (see below), it's lowest ever. The sweeper now proclaims, "Mad Dog rocks Salt Lake Ogden and Provo - now at 102.3" Questions: Could this be useage for a stunt, for a new format? Or is 102.3 the new home for Mad Dog?

Bon Voyage Mitch English

Mitch English, morning show host at WB30 has accepted an offer with ACME Television Productions to work at WBDT-TV in Dayton, OH. The show will be national, and should have a Salt Lake City affiliate. English said that he'd accepted a weather anchor job for the show. Press release: CLICK HERE. Good luck, Mitch!

Shawn Stevens Back In The Saddle Again

Former KKATer Shawn Stevens returns to the airwaves, but not to country. Stevens, former KKAT morning show host of "Shawn and Dobie," has landed a job with KBZN "97.9 The Breeze," replacing Diane Maggipinto who left to do freelance voice work.

Spring Ratings Released

Nothing exciting in the spring ratings. FM 100 (KSFI) regained it's title as Utah's #1 station, 1.0 over it's ratings last year at this time of the year. Major jumpers since the last book (fall '02) were KBER +0.6, KODJ +0.6, KNRS +0.5, KUUU +1.1, KURR +0.6, KUDD +0.9, KCPX +0.9. Stations that dropped over 0.5 were KXRK, KZHT, KOSY, KSOP, and KISN. The lowest FM station was, yet again, KWKD (The Blaze) dropping to an all-time low of 1.0. Note: Denver's Marathon station, KXUU (now KXDC) was at 0.9 when they flipped the format. Also note that KZNS (The Zone) has not appeared once in this book.

1010 AM Bankrupt

Unfortunately, it appears that 1010 AM (KIQN) has declared bankruptcy. In an e-mail tip to Utah Radio Guide, it appears that on May 5, 2002 IntelliQuest Media (AM 1010's Owner) and IntelliQuest Learning Systems filed a "Chapter 11 Voluntary Petition." In our tip, it lists a record of legal actions since the May 5th date, up until July 12th, containing "notice[s] of cash collateral," and "notice[s] of meeting of creditors." OUCH!

KMXU 105.1 Ramblings

Word on the street is that Marathon Media has applied for boosters along the Wasatch Front, and KCPW's translator at 105.1 will move to 105.3. Noting will likely happen soon, but plans are in motion. Unfortunately KMXU will probably dump B/EZ (Easy) music, which I think would do excellent along the Wasatch Front.

Rock 99 Morning Show

Mick Martin tells us: "I'm pleased to announce the return of Woody . . . who did afternoons from 1996-1998 has returned to join the Mick and Chinaman show."

More Clear Channel Firing?

Apparantly there has been more firings at Clear Channel - Salt Lake City. According to a tip to utradiomail, General Manager Tom Sly and Operations Director Lee Douglas are cleaning out their offices at 2801 Decker Lake Dr. Also according to our tip, Senior VP J. D. Freeman was not impressed with Douglas' programming leading to his removal. Sly was fired for lack of sales.

Local KUER Host Filling-In on NPR

Doug Fabrizio of KUER (FM-90, NPR) is filling in nationally for Neal Conan this week. Fabrizio will host of Talk of the Nation, a weekday news/talk show, Currently, it's aired at 1:00 PM on KCPW.