KBEE

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KBEE
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Broadcast area
Salt Lake City-Ogden-Provo, Utah
[[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]]98.7 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingB98.7
Programming
FormatAdult contemporary
Ownership
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KBER, KENZ, KHTB, KKAT, KUBL-FM
History
First air date
1947 (as KDYL-FM)
Former call signs
KDYL-FM (1947–1959)
KCPX-FM (1959–1993)
KVRI (1993–1995)
Call sign meaning
K Bee
Technical information
53497
ClassC
ERP40,000 watts
HAAT894 meters (2933 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
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Links
WebcastListen Live
Websiteb987.com

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KBEE (98.7 FM), branded as B98.7, is a commercial radio station in Salt Lake City, Utah.[1] It is one of the oldest FM stations in the Western United States, tracing its history to 1947. The station is owned by Cumulus Media, and it airs an adult contemporary radio format.[2] KBEE's studios are located in South Salt Lake (behind the I-15/I-80 interchange). The station is also broadcast on HD radio.[3]

History

Early years (1947–1959)

In 1947, the station first signed on as KDYL-FM, the sister station to KDYL, one of the first AM radio stations in Utah, which went on the air in 1922.[4] KDYL-FM mostly simulcast its AM counterpart through its early years. The owner, Sidney S. Fox, is considered a pioneer in Utah broadcasting history. Two years later, in 1949, he put Salt Lake City's first TV station on the air, KDYL-TV (now KTVX).[5]

In 1953, Fox sold KDYL-AM-FM-TV to publisher Time-Life Corporation for $2.1 million.

Top 40 (1959–1967)

In 1959, the stations were purchased by Columbia Pictures and the radio stations' call signs were changed to KCPX and KCPX-FM. The two stations carried a Top 40 format that was very popular in the Salt Lake City area. During this time, the stations competed heavily for listeners with crosstown rival 1280 KNAK (now KZNS).[6]

Rock (1967–1983)

In 1967, the Federal Communications Commission required FM stations in medium to large cities to be programmed separately from their AM sister stations for most of the day. KCPX-FM switched to an album rock format, while KCPX continued as a Top 40 station.

Top 40 (1983–1990)

On August 26, 1983, when KCPX (AM) left the Top 40 format, KCPX-FM picked up its CHR format, first known as HitRock 99 KCPX, HitRadio 99 KCPX, and then as Power 99. Columbia Pictures, which had just been acquired by The Coca-Cola Company, sold KCPX and KCPX-FM to Price Broadcasting in 1982.[7][8] (The TV station had been sold to separate owners in 1975.)

Adult contemporary (1990–1992)

KCPX-FM's Top 40/CHR format would last until October 4, 1990, when the station flipped to adult contemporary as "K98.7".[9]

Hot adult contemporary (1992–2002)

In December 1992, KCPX shifted to hot adult contemporary as Variety 98.7, KVRI. In May 1995, after Citadel Broadcasting bought the station, the station rebranded as "B98.7" and adopted the KBEE call letters.[10] The station's music focus has varied slightly over the past decade, leaning towards a more Modern AC direction for a time.

Adult contemporary (2002–2010)

In 2002, the station returned to its roots as an AC station as "B98.7."

Over the seventeen-year period from 1985 to 2002, the station saw 18 different morning teams.[11] The long-time "Fisher, Todd, and Erin" morning team on competing station KISN broke up in August 2001.[12] Citadel Broadcasting poached Todd and Erin Collard to host a new morning show on KBEE, though a no-compete clause in the married couple's previous contract kept the pair off the air from October 2001 to February 14, 2002.

Adult top 40 (2010–2012)

In 2010, the station evolved to adult top 40.

Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011.[13]

Adult contemporary (2012–2013)

By February 2012, the station reverted to mainstream AC.

Adult top 40 (2013–2015)

On July 3, 2013, KBEE again moved to adult top 40.[14] The station briefly aired the syndicated Kidd Kraddick morning show, just before the host's unexpected death.

Adult contemporary (2015–present)

On March 6, 2015, KBEE returned to adult contemporary.[15]

Utah Jazz

For several years in the early 2000s, KBEE simulcasted the games of the Utah Jazz basketball team, also carried on co-owned sports radio KFNZ. The Jazz are now heard on KZNS and KZNS-FM.[16]

Signal

From atop Nelson Peak, 10 miles (16 km) west of West Jordan, Utah, the station has an effective radiated power of 40,000 watts, which makes KBEE audible throughout most of north central Utah, including all of the Wasatch Front. The station has a height above average terrain of 894 metres (2,933 ft). KBEE also operates two translator stations, 92.3 K222CM in Heber City[17] and 95.3 K237AL in Park City.[18]

History of Callsign

The callsign KBEE-FM was previously assigned to a station in Modesto, California. That station began broadcasting April 3, 1948, on 103.3 MHz. It was owned by the McClatchy Company, which publishes the Modesto Bee newspaper, from where it got its call letters.[19]

Former logos

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References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."KBEE Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."KBEE Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."HD Radio Station Guide". HD Radio. iBiquity.
  4. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-215
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Utah Broadcasting History by Tim Larson and Robert K. Avery, retrieved 4-7-2017". uen.org. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wharton, Tom (September 15, 2015). "Whatever happened to ... KNAK and KCPX?". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. November 22, 1982. p. 50. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. November 22, 1982. p. 72. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."CHR KCPX Flips To AC" (PDF). October 12, 1990. p. 34 – via www.americanradiohistory.com.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sneed Vs. Clifton In Atlanta?" (PDF). May 26, 1995. p. 24 – via www.americanradiohistory.com.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Morning DJs adding stability to KBEE". DeseretNews.com. August 16, 2002. Archived from the original on August 8, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."KISN's morning radio trio splits up". DeseretNews.com. August 10, 2001. Archived from the original on November 25, 2011. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Cumulus now owns Citadel Broadcasting". Atlanta Business Journal. September 16, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."B98.7 Salt Lake City Shifts To Adult CHR - RadioInsight". radioinsight.com. July 3, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."KBEE Salt Lake City Returns To AC - RadioInsight". radioinsight.com. March 6, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Salt Lake City Broadcast History". Oldradio.com. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."K222CM-FM 92.3 MHz - Heber City, UT". radio-locator.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."K237AL-FM 95.3 MHz - Park City, Etc., UT". radio-locator.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  19. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."McClatchy Firm Starts KBEE (FM) at Modesto" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 5, 1948. Retrieved November 22, 2014.

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