KWLO (AM)

KWLO (1580 AM) is a radio station serving the Provo/Springville area with a Classic Hits format.[1] It is now owned by Utah County radio company called JJIE Corporation and can be heard on FM translator K260DS 99.9 in Utah Valley.[2]

KWLO
CitySpringville, Utah
Broadcast areaUtah Valley and vicinity
Frequency1580 kHz
BrandingUtah's GOAT
SloganThe Greatest Music of All Time
Programming
FormatClassic hits
Ownership
OwnerFranklyn H. Mueller (JJIE Corporation)
History
First air date
2018
Technical information
Facility ID161249
ClassB
Power1,000 watts (day)
380 watts (night)
ERP233 watts (K260DS)
atop West Mountain
Translator(s)99.9 K260DS (Provo)
Links
WebcastListen live
Websiteutahsgoat.com

KWLO shares towers with KOVO 960, located just southwest of Provo near Interstate 15. K260DS, 99.9 FM is located atop West Mountain, west of Springville. Utah's Goat now owns the call sign KQMB.

History

KWLO started as a construction permit owned by RAMS III in 2009, however did not make it to air for another eight years.[3] On January 1, 2019, KWLO changed its format to Classic hits. In 2019, Rams III sold KWLO-Provo, and 1580 Utah's Goat and the translator station K260DS $300,000 to Utah County Radio company called JJIE and JJIE owners Frank and Melanie Mueller. Also in 2019, Valleydale Broadcasting LLC sold KPVO-Fountain Green and 99.9 Utah's Goat $25,000 to Utah County Radio company called JJIE and JJIE owners Frank and Melanie Mueller.

References
  1. https://radioinsight.com/headlines/174481/the-goat-comes-to-provo/
  2. "KWLO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "KWLO 1580". talkingutahradio.proboards.com.


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