KTMP

KTMP
Simulcasts KIXR, Provo
Broadcast area
Heber City/Park City
Frequency1340 kHz
BrandingThe Voice of the Valley 1340 & 1400 AM
Programming
FormatTalk
NetworkFox News Radio
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Salem Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
  • Mid-Utah Media Group
  • (Sanpete County Broadcasting Co.)
KKUT, KIXR, KUTN
History
First air date
1981 (as KLVR)
Former call signs
KLVR (1981–1986)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
14478
ClassC
Power1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
40°30′2″N 111°26′55″W / 40.50056°N 111.44861°W / 40.50056; -111.44861
Translator94.5 K233DP (Heber City)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitetalkofutahcounty.com

KTMP (1340 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a talk radio format. Licensed to Heber City, Utah, United States, the station is currently owned by Mid-Utah Media Group, through licensee Sanpete County Broadcasting Co.

History

The station was assigned the call letters KLVR on July 27, 1981.

In March 1986, Majestic Broadcasting Inc. agreed to sell KLVR to Creek Broadcasting Corporation for $153,838. The sellers were associated with the Howard Johnson family. The buyers were Kathleen Davis and Larry Mahoney. The station subsequently adopted the call sign KTMP, which refers to Mount Timpanogos.

In 2005, the station's broadcast license expired after Creek Broadcasting failed to properly file its renewal application. The Federal Communications Commission notified the licensee that its authority to operate had terminated and deleted the station's call letters from its database. In October 2007, the FCC granted the station's renewal application and reinstated its call sign. The commission also proposed a $2,500 forfeiture against Creek Broadcasting for violations involving its license renewal and public inspection file.

In September 2017, the FCC approved the transfer of the station's license from Creek Broadcasting Corporation to Air-Free Wireless, Inc. In March 2018, Air-Free Wireless filed to transfer the station to Sanpete County Broadcasting Company.

In July 2018, the Heber Valley Chamber of Commerce recognized KTMP as its Business of the Month. An accompanying profile identified Doug Barton and his son-in-law Beau Lund as the station's owners and highlighted its local news, weather, community programming and coverage of Wasatch High School sports.

On June 16, 2025, KTMP changed from a classic hits format to news/talk programming under the branding "The Voice of the Valley".

The radio tower for KTMP, located near Heber City.

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KTMP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "KTMP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ National Radio Club AM Radio Log (PDF). National Radio Club. 1982.
  4. ↑ "KTMP Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. ↑ "Changing hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. March 24, 1986.
  6. ↑ Arave, Lynn (October 12, 2001). "What's in a name? Call letters tell all". Deseret News.
  7. ↑ "Memorandum Opinion and Order and Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, DA 07-4352" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. October 19, 2007.
  8. ↑ "Broadcast Actions, Report No. 49072" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. September 18, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Broadcast Applications, Report No. 29201" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. March 27, 2018.
  10. ↑ "July 2018 Business of the Month: KTMP The Peak". Go Heber Valley. Heber Valley Chamber of Commerce. July 11, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Radio Station Reset your Preset and The Voice of the Valley". Heber Valley Radio. June 5, 2025.