City Randolph, Utah Slogan The Mountain First air date 1984 (as KRGO) | Broadcast area Salt Lake City, Utah Frequency 107.9 MHz | |
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Repeater(s) 107.9 KUMT-FM1 (Salt Lake City)
107.9 KUMT-FM2 (Ogden)
107.9 KUMT-FM4 (Bountiful)
107.9 KUMT-FM5 (Provo) | ||
KUMT (107.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Randolph, Utah, United States, it serves the Salt Lake City area. The station's transmitter is located on Humpy Peak in the Uinta Mountain range. Under the previous calls, KUDD and prior, the stations transmitter was located near Promontory Point, Utah in Box Elder County.
History
The station was first licensed in 1984. The station held the callsign KRGO, and aired a country music format, simulcasting sister station KRGO 1550.
On September 19, 1986, the station's callsign was changed to KRPN. As KRPN, the station aired an oldies format, and was branded "WKRP".
On February 10, 1992, the station's callsign was changed to KZQQ-FM. As KZQQ-FM in 1992, the station aired the Z Rock heavy metal format. In September 14, 1992, the station adopted a Country music format. On December 28, 1992, the station's callsign was changed to KRGQ-FM, and on May 12, 1995, the station's callsign was changed to KRGO.
On October 18, 1996, the station's callsign was changed to KRKR. As KRKR, the station aired a rock format as "K-Rock". In July 1997, the station began airing the "Timeless" adult standards format, and was known as "Sunny 107.9". On January 1, 1998, the station's callsign was changed to KSNU. In early August 1998, the station's format changed to adult contemporary as a simulcast of KOSY 106.5. The simulcast ended in July 1999, when the station became "The Edge", which served as a placeholder format until the station's sale was consummated. On January 18, 2000, the station became KFVR-FM, and the station adopted a rhythmic oldies format as "Fever 107.9" "Utah's Movin' Oldies".
In 2001, the station flipped to a top 40 format as "Power 107-9", "Utah's Hit Music Station". The KUDD call letters would be adopted during this time. With trying attempting to go after KZHT, they added a simulcast on the 103.9 frequency as "KMDG" to better cover the western area of Salt Lake. The general manager named the station "Dianna 107.9" briefly before rebranding as "Power."
The station shifted from a modern adult contemporary format to a top 40 (CHR) format in 2009.
On June 18, 2010, Millcreek, KUDD's owners, sold the station, along with KUUU and KYLZ to Simmons Media Group. Simmons continued to operate KUDD and its sister stations until they were sold to Broadway Media in 2014.
Current announcers include Lexi, Banks, MJ, Dylan and Jake Stone.
On December 2, 2015, Broadway announced a deal with Community Wireless of Park City, Inc., who will move KPCW-FM down from 91.9 to 91.7 and take ownership of the 107.9 signal that Broadway is donating to them after they move KUDD's Top 40 format to 105.1, where it will replace KAUU's Country format. The change occurred at 10:51 AM on March 31, 2016; the last song on "Mix" on 107.9 was "My House" by Flo Rida. 107.9 adopted the new callsign KUMT.
On April 25, 2016, KUMT ended stunting and switched to an adult album alternative format, branded as "107.9 The Mountain".
On May 6, 2016, KUMT ended its "Mountain" AAA format after ten days with the format and is currently stunting.