KUTU (FM)
Radio station in Santa Clara, Utah, United States
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KUTU (91.3-FM, "91.3 The Blaze") is a college radio station broadcasting a Variety format.[2] Licensed to Santa Clara, Utah, United States, the station is owned by Utah Tech University, formerly known as Dixie State University.
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Broadcast area | St. George, Utah |
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| Frequency | 91.3 MHz |
| Branding | 91.3 The Blaze |
| Programming | |
| Format | Variety; rhythmic contemporary |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Utah Tech University |
| KQUT-LP (leased) | |
| History | |
First air date | 2009 |
Former call signs | KXDS (2009–2022) |
Call sign meaning | Utah Tech University |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 173065 | |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 380 watts |
| HAAT | 565 meters (1,854 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°50′49″N 113°29′28″W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | radiodixie913 |
Radio programming was reinstated from Dixie State in 2009, when a preview of KXDS' programming aired on KURR (103.1 FM) ahead of the launch of the 91.3 facility. The station was known as "Classical 91" and aired a classical music format.[3] The classical format was dropped in 2012 as part of changes to increase student involvement.[4]
In 2017, the university entered into a 10-year lease to expand to operating a low-power station in St. George, KDXI-LP 100.3.[5] That station changed its call sign to KQUT-LP on June 29, 2022, in advance of Dixie State University changing its name officially to Utah Tech University on July 1. After reaching an agreement with the owner of KUTU-CD, a television station in Oklahoma, KXDS became KUTU on September 26, 2022.
