KZNS (AM)
KZNS (1280 kHz, The KSL Sports Zone) is a commercial AM radio station in Salt Lake City, Utah. It airs a sports radio format and is owned by Jazz Communications LLC. Programming is simulcast on co-owned KZNS-FM 97.5, licensed to Coalville, Utah. On weekdays, KZNS-AM-FM have local hosts discussing Salt Lake City and national sports. Nights and weekends, programming is supplied by Fox Sports Radio. KZNS-AM-FM are the flagship radio stations for the Utah Jazz basketball team and the Salt Lake Bees Minor League Baseball team.
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| Broadcast area | Salt Lake City metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 1280 kHz |
| Branding | KSL Sports Zone |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio Las Vegas Raiders Real Salt Lake Salt Lake Bees Utah Jazz |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Jazz Communications LLC |
| Operator | Bonneville International |
Sister stations | KZNS-FM, KSL, KSL-FM, KSFI, KRSP-FM, KSL-TV |
| History | |
First air date | February 1945 (as KNAK) |
Former call signs | KNAK (1945-1976) KWMS (1976-1982) KDYL (1982-2001) |
Call sign meaning | K ZoNe Sports |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 60458 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 50,000 watts day 670 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°51′7″N 111°58′4″W |
| Repeater(s) | 97.5 KZNS-FM (Coalville) 102.7 KSL-HD2 (Midvale) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | kslsports |
KZNS's transmitter is near the Jordan River in North Salt Lake, and their headquarters are located inside the Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City. It is a Class B radio station, running 50,000 watts by day, the maximum power for commercial AM radio stations in the U.S. But at night, to protect other stations on 1280 AM, it drops power to just 670 watts. It uses a directional antenna at all times.