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| − | Bonneville International Corporation (BIC) is a major national broadcasting group owned by | + | [[image:BoBonneville International Corporation mormon.png|thumb|right|alt=Bonneville International Corporation mormon]][[Bonneville International Corporation]] (BIC) is a major national broadcasting group owned by [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. It is a subsidiary of [[Deseret Management Corporation]] and run as a for-profit business. The organization goes back to [[Utah|Utah's]] first radio station, KZN, which began broadcasting in [[1922]]. In [[1925]], KZN changed to KSL. KSL television began in [[1949]]. Bonneville was organized in [[1964]] and the name references the prehistoric Lake Bonneville that once covered most of modern-day Utah. The lake was named after Benjamin Bonneville, an explorer of the American West. Bonneville International owns and operates the following markets: |
<ul> | <ul> | ||
| − | <li> | + | <li>Denver (KEPN, KKFN FM, KOSI FM, KYGO-FM)</li> |
| − | <li>San Francisco (KOIT | + | <li>San Francisco (KOIT FM, KUFX FM, KMVQ-FM, KBLX-FM)</li> |
| − | <li> | + | <li>Sacramento (KHTK AM, KYMX FM, KZZO FM, KNCI FM)</li> |
| − | + | <li>Phoenix (KTAR, KTAR-FM, KMVP-FM)</li> | |
| − | <li>Phoenix (KTAR- | + | <li>Salt Lake City (KSL-AM/FM, KRSP-FM, KSFI-FM, KSL-TV)</li> |
| − | <li>Salt Lake City (KSL-AM/FM, KRSP-FM, KSFI-FM, | + | <li>Seattle (KTTH AM, KIRO AM, KIRO-FM)</li> |
</ul> | </ul> | ||
Bonneville also owns several subsidary companies: Bonneville Communications, Bonneville Satellite Company, and Bonneville Interactive Services. | Bonneville also owns several subsidary companies: Bonneville Communications, Bonneville Satellite Company, and Bonneville Interactive Services. | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | *[http://www.bonnint.com/ Bonneville International Corporation website] | ||
| + | *[http://www.deseretmanagement.com/ Deseret Management Corporation website] | ||
| + | [[Category:Mormon Life and Culture]] | ||
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| + | [[es:Bonneville International Corporation]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:50, 15 December 2020
Bonneville International Corporation (BIC) is a major national broadcasting group owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is a subsidiary of Deseret Management Corporation and run as a for-profit business. The organization goes back to Utah's first radio station, KZN, which began broadcasting in 1922. In 1925, KZN changed to KSL. KSL television began in 1949. Bonneville was organized in 1964 and the name references the prehistoric Lake Bonneville that once covered most of modern-day Utah. The lake was named after Benjamin Bonneville, an explorer of the American West. Bonneville International owns and operates the following markets:
- Denver (KEPN, KKFN FM, KOSI FM, KYGO-FM)
- San Francisco (KOIT FM, KUFX FM, KMVQ-FM, KBLX-FM)
- Sacramento (KHTK AM, KYMX FM, KZZO FM, KNCI FM)
- Phoenix (KTAR, KTAR-FM, KMVP-FM)
- Salt Lake City (KSL-AM/FM, KRSP-FM, KSFI-FM, KSL-TV)
- Seattle (KTTH AM, KIRO AM, KIRO-FM)
Bonneville also owns several subsidary companies: Bonneville Communications, Bonneville Satellite Company, and Bonneville Interactive Services.
