Bonneville is still deciding what to do with new station

Rumors are flying as to what Bonneville International is going to do with its new AM station, KUTR (820).

The station isn't on the air yet, but word on the street has it broadcasting everything from LDS music to country music to all-sports.

In truth, however, nothing has been decided yet, according to Craig Haslam, director of public affairs for Bonneville. "We're not really sure what we're going to do with it. It's still being discussed." Haslam said there's also no time line on when the station will premiere.

Rumor of the LDS music format, the most prevalent gossip, probably comes from the fact that the station's call letters — KUTR — were also the call letters of one of Utah's first LDS music stations in the mid-1980s.

KSL (AM-1160) will likely remain all news and talk, but what Bonneville will do with a sister AM station in the Salt Lake area is pure speculation. An LDS music format does seem plausible, though.

What doomed previous LDS music stations was not lack of an audience but lack of advertising support. However, with Bonneville's cluster of other Salt Lake stations, it could probably overcome that shortfall.

• KXRV AND KJMY — Salt Lake's two newest/revised stations arrived last week.

— KXRV is "The River," at FM-105.7, replacing KCPX and Channel 105.7. It's a bit disappointing to lose the KCPX call letters after at least 40 years in this market. (Rumor has it that the KCPX call letters are headed to an Idaho station.)

"The River" is said to be playing from Utah's largest music library — 40 years' worth of classic hit songs from the 1960s to the present.

Steve Carlson, one of Utah's most experienced DJs (previously on KRSP) and Erin Brady (formerly of "Simon and Brady" on FM-98.7) are the morning hosts. They work well together, and Carlson, who had done a solo show at KRSP for decades, is as smooth as ever. And Brady, who hasn't had a morning show since her "Simon and Brady" days on FM-98.7, doesn't sound a bit rusty.

A unique element of FM-105.7 is that it will keep asking listeners what they want to hear.

— KJMY (FM-99.5/99.1) is targeting young adults with music from the '80s to today. We're talking U2, Police, Dave Matthews, Matchbox 20, Red Hot Chili Peppers, etc.