KBER

Infobox Radio station
name = KBER-FM


city = Salt Lake City, Utah
area = Salt Lake City-Ogden-Provo, Utah
branding = "KBER 101"
slogan = "Utah's Rock Station"
airdate = February 21, 1986
frequency = 101.1 MHzHD Radio
format = Rock
power =
erp = 25,000 watts
haat = 1140 meters
class = C
facility_id = 10779
coordinates = coord|40|39|34|N|112|12|5|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning = K BEaR
former_callsigns = KDAB
owner = Citadel Broadcasting
webcast = [http://www.kber.com/article.asp?id=552330 Listen Live]
website = [http://www.kber.com/ www.kber.com]
affiliations =
sister_stations = KBEE, KENZ, KFNZ, KHTB, KJQS, KKAT-FM/AM, KUBL

KBER (101.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Album Oriented Rock format. Licensed to Ogden, Utah, USA, the station serves the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by Citadel Broadcasting. [ cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KBER |title=KBER Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ]

History

Prior to 1986, KBER was known as KDAB, and was licensed to Ogden (as KBER is to this day.) It was known then as B101. KBER began on 106.5, but moved to its current position during the 1990s. It was purchased by Citadel Broadcasting during that time. [ [http://www.oldradio.com/archives/stations/slc-hist.htm Broadcast History, Salt Lake City Radio] ] It also morphed into "101 The Bear". The station employed a number of on-air talent including "Uncle Nasty". Uncle Nasty's irreverent style translated into an instant following especially with Men 18-34. Uncle Nasty was on air 7pm to 12am, then moved to morning drive a year later. In 1998 the station reverted back to the more familiar "KBER 101" slogan of its earlier years and is currently a top rated mainstream rock station in Salt Lake City Utah.

Early programming

The station arrived as one of the leading FM radio stations in the market during the wild days with Tom Collins, Cory "Porn Master" Draper, Casey "The Night Rocker" Baird, Kevin "Easy" Eason, Alan "Dr. Rock" Bain, Mark "Erection" Erickson, "Young Hung" Brandon Young, Ron Harrison, Allen "My Wife has me by the Balls" Handy, Helmut "No longer a part timer" Von Schmidt, Jamie "Hymie Escalante" Valle'e, the screaming weather man, Patrick "Skye Bleu" Burton, Michael Hayes, Nate "The Hitman" and others in the early to mid 1990's.

The Ron & Allen Morning Show was wildly popular and they even had their own television show called "Rock Utah" which aired on local channel 30. Some of the more memorable events the morning show perpetrated were the "Heterosexual Pride Parade", a wrestling match between Ron and the "Punisher" against Allen and Hymie, which raised money for the MDA, Hymie taking the morn show and some listeners skydiving, Allen and Hymie driving a top fuel dragster at Bonneville Raceway, and a hoax which had listeners believing that Allen Handy had been arrested by the Secret Service. The show was every bit as wild as anything being done at the time in the largest markets, including Howard Stern in New York City. After Ron Harrison was summarily dismissed for an on-air stunt, Allen Handy and Michael Hayes took over as "Handy & Hayes" for several months carrying on the tradition of placing within the top 1-2 stations in the 18-34 demographic within Salt Lake City's market.

ignal

KBER broadcasts an HD signal along with analog on 101.1 MHz. Its transmitter is located convert|18|mi|km|0 southwest of Salt Lake City on Farnsworth Peak. As with its sister FM stations, the station has an ERP of 25,000 watts. This, along with the characteristics and elevation of Farnsworth Peak allow KBER to be received in most of northern Utah, specifically the Wasatch Front.

Translators

In addition to the main station, KBER is relayed by an additional translator to widen it's broadcast area.RadioTranslators
call1 = K287AB
watts1 = 10
class1 = D
freq1 = 105.3
city1 = Montpelier, Idaho

References

External links

* [http://www.kber.com/ KBER official website]
*FM station data|KBER