KQUT-LP

Radio station in St. George, Utah

37°7′45.00″N 113°35′46.00″W / 37.1291667°N 113.5961111°W / 37.1291667; -113.5961111Links

Public license information

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KQUT-LP (100.3 FM) is a low-power FM radio station in St. George, Utah, United States. It is owned by Utah Local Radio and leased to Utah Tech University, which operates it as a companion to university-owned KUTU (91.3 FM).^[2]

History

The station went on the air as KTIM-LP on September 26, 2006, owned and operated by Wastecon Environmental Inc., a non-profit 501c3 environmental education organization.^[3]

On March 28, 2011, it was reported to the FCC that the station had gone silent for reasons unknown.^[4]

The station changed its call sign to KDXI-LP on February 26, 2015. The station went silent at that time to move its transmitter to Webb Hill. However, there was related infighting and a schism on Wastecon's board, including the possible replacement of the board without its knowledge; the president of Wastecon noted that he planned to relocate the station to Dixie State University.^[5]

Wastecon sold the station to Utah Local Radio effective August 30, 2016, for $2,500, the value of the station's equipment. In 2017, Utah Local Radio entered into a 10-year lease with Dixie State University, now Utah Tech University—owner of KUTU (91.3 FM)—to provide operating functions and allow for some student management; the format changed to a mix of classical and jazz music.^[6] The call sign changed to KQUT-LP on June 29, 2022, in advance of the renaming of Dixie State to Utah Tech on July 1.

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for KQUT-LP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "KQUT-LP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
^ "KQUT-LP Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
^ FCC station info for KQUT-LP.
^ Wayman, Ric (February 27, 2015). "KTIM Radio goes dark amid changes, principals tangle". Cedar City News. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021.
^ Yenchik, Beaux (January 11, 2017). "DSU radio fills in the blanks with new station". The Dixie Sun News. Saint George, Utah. p. 1, 2. Retrieved July 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.