KBER

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Radio station in Ogden–Salt Lake City, Utah

title: "KBER" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["mainstream-rock-radio-stations-in-the-united-states", "radio-stations-in-utah", "mass-media-in-salt-lake-city", "radio-stations-established-in-1986", "cumulus-media-radio-stations", "1986-establishments-in-utah"] description: "Radio station in Ogden–Salt Lake City, Utah" topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KBER" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Radio station in Ogden–Salt Lake City, Utah ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox radio station"]

Field	Value
name	KBER
city	Ogden, Utah
area	Salt Lake City-Ogden-Provo, Utah
branding	KBER 101
frequency	101.1 MHz
airdate	July 13, 1975 (as KDAB)
format	Mainstream rock
erp	25,000 watts
haat	1140 m
class	C
facility_id	10779
coordinates
callsign_meaning	K BEaR
former_callsigns	KDAB (1975–1990)
owner	Cumulus Media
licensee	Radio License Holding CBC, LLC
sister_stations	KBEE, KENZ, KHTB, KKAT, KUBL-FM
webcast
website	kber.com
licensing_authority	FCC
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KBER (101.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a mainstream rock format. Licensed to Ogden, Utah, United States, the station serves the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by Cumulus Media. The station's studios are located in South Salt Lake (behind the I-15/I-80 interchange).

History

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Prior to March 1986, KBER was known as KDAB, and was licensed to Ogden (as KBER is to this day). It was known then as "B101". KBER began on 106.5, but moved to its current dial position in March 1990. It was purchased by Citadel Broadcasting during that time. It also morphed into "101 The Bear".

In 1998 the station reverted to the more familiar "KBER 101" slogan of its earlier years and is currently a top rated mainstream rock station in Salt Lake City Utah. By 2008, the station's sister station KHTB became a modern rock station, carrying mostly newer rock. KBER gradually began to change its playlist to include more classic rock songs, although it has since returned to a mainstream rock format. Later on, Mediabase & Nielsen BDS began reporting KBER on the mainstream rock panel. Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011.

Early programming

The station arrived as one of the leading FM radio stations in the market with on air personalities Street and Katherine, Tom Collins, Kevin Lewis, John Edwards, Mark Christiansen and Jay "J-bear" Stevens to name a few. The early to mid 1990s were the days of Mike Marble's wildly successful KBER-RAFTERS Showcase Concert Series.

The Ron & Allen Morning Show was wildly popular and they even had their own television show called "Rock Utah" which aired on local channel 30. After Ron Harrison was summarily dismissed for an on-air stunt, Allen Handy and Michael Hayes took over as "Handy & Hayes" for several months carrying on the tradition of placing within the top 1-2 stations in the 18-34 demographic within Salt Lake City's market. Darby hosted the midday show prior to Kelly Hammer taking over in 2008. Prior to Darby, the midday shift was hosted by Helen Powers, who went on to work for a number of other radio stations.

Mornings during the week on KBER previously featured the syndicated "Bob and Tom Show". The Mick and Allen Show returned to KBER in 2005. and remained until 2023.

Current programming

Along with regular shows including Helmut VonSchmidt who has been with the station for nearly 30 years, the station also does live broadcasts during business or station promotions at various events. Every year, KBER hosts an event known as "The North Pole Express" which is a take on the story The Polar Express and is an event co-hosted by the Make-A-Wish Foundation. It is held at Soldier Hollow, outside of Heber, Utah.

Signal

KBER broadcasts an HD signal along with analog on 101.1 MHz. Its transmitter is located 18 mi southwest of Salt Lake City on Farnsworth Peak. As with its sister FM stations, the station has an ERP of 25,000 watts. This, along with the characteristics and elevation of Farnsworth Peak allow KBER to be received in most of northern Utah, specifically the Wasatch Front.

References

"KBER Facility Record". United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division.
[http://www.oldradio.com/archives/stations/slc-hist.htm Broadcast History, Salt Lake City Radio]
"Radio-Info Market Data".
(September 16, 2011). "Cumulus now owns Citadel Broadcasting". Atlanta Business Journal.
(March 15, 1991). "KBER REPLACES 'SHOCK JOCKS'WITH LESS RISQUE PAIR". Deseret News, The.
(July 15, 1994). "KBER AIRING LIVE MUSIC EVERY FRIDAY FOR 1 HOUR". Deseret News, The.
[http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/40362/arbitron-analysis-heads-west?ref=search Arbitron Analysis Heads West - All Access]
[http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/45085/kber-s-darby-rocks-twice-as-much?ref=search All Access - KBER's Darby Rocks Twice as Much]
[http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/34012/helen-powers-joins-the-bear-at-wyyd?ref=search All Access - Helen Powers Joins The Bear at WYYD]
(January 16, 1998). "KBER tunes in all-talk morning show". Deseret News, The.
(March 11, 2005). "Mick, Allen show returns to KBER". Deseret News, The.
(23 January 2023). "Cumulus Cuts Two Salt Lake City Morning Shows - RadioInsight".
(December 11, 2008). "The Heber Polar Express". [[Deseret Morning News]].
[http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?call=KBER&x=0&y=0&sr=Y&s=C KBER-FM Radio Station Information]

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