KKAT is a radio station

Radio station

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 broadcasting an talk

Talk radio

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 format serving the Salt Lake City area. This is an ABC Radio O&O

Owned-and-operated station

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 station through its parent company Cumulus Media

Cumulus Media

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.

It was once a classic country

Classic country

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 radio station with programming from the Jones Radio Network before the change to its current format. The station previously derived a portion of its programming from Scott Shannon

Scott Shannon

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's The True Oldies Channel

The True Oldies Channel

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 from Citadel Media. On October 1, 2009, the station flipped formats to talk.

History

In the 1970s, the station was known as KWHO

KWHO

KROW is an American radio station licensed to serve Cody, Wyoming, USA. The station, established in 2010, is owned and operated by White Park Broadcasting, Inc. KROW broadcasts an active rock music format.-History:...

, and carried classical music

Classical music

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. The station operated during the day only. On November 15, 1990, the station changed its calls to KCNR

KCNR

KCNR is a radio station broadcasting a Talk Radio format.KCNR is "Radio for The People by The People". It emphasizes the importance of community focused radio, as opposed to corporately directed content. Licensed to Shasta, California, USA, it serves the Redding area. The station is now owned by...

. As KCNR, the station carried programming from CNN

CNN

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. On August 11, 1992, the station changed its call sign again to KLZX, simulcasting its classic rock

Classic rock

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 sister FM station formerly at 93.3, where KUBL is today. On January 23, 1995, it changed again to KAPN

KAPN (FM)

KAPN is a radio station licensed to Caldwell, Texas, USA. The station is currently owned by Brazos Valley Communications, Ltd..From 1995 to 1996, the call letters for KAPN belonged to what is now KKAT, in Salt Lake City, Utah.-History:...

 and on September 20, 1996 back to KCNR. On March 3, 1999, the station changed to KBEE

KBEE

KBEE, branded as B98.7, is a radio station in Salt Lake City, Utah which broadcasts at 98.7 MHz. It began in 1995 after Citadel Broadcasting purchased KVRI, a hot adult contemporary station. The station took the calls as KBEE although the music format virtually remained the same...

, simulcasting that station's current FM format. Following that brief period, the station was then the Salt Lake City affiliate of Radio Disney

Radio Disney

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, which then moved to 910

KWDZ

KWDZ is a radio station broadcasting a Children's Radio format. Licensed to Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, the station serves the Salt Lake City area. The station is currently owned by the Walt Disney Company and features programing from Radio Disney and ABC Radio...

 where it is today. On July 5, 2004 the station became the KKAT, carrying country music

Country music

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 from the Jones Radio Network. Following the switch from country, the station carried the True Oldies Channel.

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