KUTU (91.3-FM, "91.3 The Blaze") is a radio station broadcasting a College, Variety.[2] Licensed to Santa Clara, Utah, United States, the station is currently owned by Utah Tech University, formerly known as Dixie State University.
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Broadcast area | St. George, Utah |
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 |
Facility ID | 173065 |
Class | C3 |
ERP | 380 watts |
HAAT | 565 meters (1,854 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°50′49″N 113°29′28″W / 36.84694°N 113.49111°W |
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Public license information |
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Website | radiodixie913 |
Radio programming from Dixie State began 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.