Farnsworth Peak

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Farnsworth Peak
Elevation 9,066 feet (2,763 m)
Location Salt Lake City, Utah
Range Oquirrh Mountains
Coordinates 40°39′35.22″N, 112°12′08.45″W
Easiest route Hike or private road.

Farnsworth Peak is a peak located on the northern end of the Oquirrh Mountain range, approximately 18 miles (29 km) south west of Salt Lake City, Utah. The mountain is named for Philo Farnsworth, the inventor of the first completely electronic television.[1] It is used mainly for radio and television transmission, but could potentially become part of a ski resort owned by nearby Kennecott Land.[2] On the eastern side of the mountain, the land is completely private, and access is restricted. The peak can be reached via hiking from the Tooele side, which is also mostly privately owned land.

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[edit] Radio and television use

Farnsworth Peak, in local radio terms, refers to three separate radio transmitter sites. They are known as "Big Farnsworth," "The KSTU Site," and "Little Farnsworth."[3] Each site hosts a number of radio towers which broadcast radio and television stations. Big Farnsworth, the farthest north, hosts towers for KSL-TV, the local NBC affiliate. Extensive studies of RF radiation from the site have been conducted recently, in an effort to aid engineers who work on the mountain.[4]

[edit] FM stations with transmitters on Farnsworth Peak

Farnsworth peak contains a vast majority of Salt Lake FM signals. The following is a complete list of FM stations with transmitters located on (or around) Farnsworth Peak.

CALLSIGN FREQUENCY FORMAT
KBER 101.1 Rock
KBYU-FM 89.1 Classical
KBZN 97.9 Jazz
KENZ 101.9 Alternative
KJMY 99.5 Adult Contemporary
KODJ 94.1 Oldies
KOSY 106.5 Soft Adult Contemporary
KRCL 90.9 Variety
KRSP 103.5 Classic Rock
KSFI 100.3 Soft Adult Contemporary
KSL-FM 102.7 News/Talk
KSOP-FM 104.3 Country
KTMY 105.7 Country
KUBL 93.9 Country
KUER 90.1 National Public Radio
KUUU 92.5 Variety
KXRK 96.3 Alternative
KZHT 97.1 CHR

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[edit] Television stations

Farnsworth Peak is home to several full service television stations. KSL-TV is perhaps the best known transmitter site on the mountain, but the peak houses transmitters for KSTU-TV[6] , the local FOX affiliate, KTVX[7] (ABC), KUCW[8] (The CW), and KUTV[9] (CBS) among others. All of the full service television stations located on the peak carry their digital signals from the same sites. Farnsworth Peak was one of the first sites in the country to construct a facility specifically for digital television transmission. The site, constructed in 1999, is located near KSL TV's existing transmitter.[10]

[edit] References

  1. ^ A bit about Farnsworth Peak (html). Utah Amateur Radio Club (UARC). Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
  2. ^ Doug Smeath. Kennecott unveils plan for the Oquirrh foothills (html). Deseret Morning News. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
  3. ^ A bit about Farnsworth Peak (html). Utah Amateur Radio Club (UARC). Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
  4. ^ [http://www.utahcomm.com/lf_eme_07-03.pdf LITTLE FARNSWORTH PEAK Electromagnetic Energy Measurements, Alpha Property, Ground Level and Rooftops Date: July 29, 2003] (pdf). Utah Communications, Inc. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
  5. ^ Radio-Locator Salt Lake City Stations
  6. ^ KSTU-TV (Salt Lake City) (html). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
  7. ^ KTVX TV Query from the FCC (html). Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved on 2008-05-10.
  8. ^ KUCW TV Query from the FCC (html). Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved on 2008-05-10.
  9. ^ KUTV TV Query from the FCC (html). Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved on 2008-05-10.
  10. ^ Utah Enters the Era of Digital Television (html). DTV Utah. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.