Lake Mountain (Utah)
Lake Mountain | |
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Lake Mountain, from Orem | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,694 ft (2,345 m) NAVD 88[1] |
Prominence | 2,710 feet (826 m) [1] |
Coordinates | 40°16′30″N 111°56′26″W / 40.274895°N 111.940581°WCoordinates: 40°16′30″N 111°56′26″W / 40.274895°N 111.940581°W [1] |
Geography | |
Lake Mountain High Point Location in Utah | |
Location | Utah County, Utah, U.S. |
Parent range | Lake Mountains |
Topo map | USGS Saratoga Springs |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Hike or road. |
Lake Mountain is a stretch of mountains that lie west of Utah Lake in Utah County, Utah. The small range extends 7 miles (11 km) from north to south. It serves several radio and television needs for the towns of Provo, Orem, American Fork and almost all of Utah county. The highest point of the range is 7,645 feet (2,330 m) above sea level. It is located approximately 11.9 miles (19 km) west of Provo.
FM & HD Radio Stations
Lake Mountain houses radio towers for several radio stations serving the general area. KENZ 94.9 FM, a classic hip-hop station, broadcasts from Lake Mountain.[2] KKLV, formerly Country legends 107.5, now K-LOVE, also has a transmitter on the mountain.[3] KJMY, a hot adult contemporary format radio station on 99.5 FM formerly had a translator known as K256AE, which is on 99.1 MHz from a tower on the mountain. The translator is now used as a rebroadcast of KJMY's HD-2 stream through a loophole in FCC rules. It is known as "Country 99.1." KVFX had a translator known as K284AI-FM. K284AI was on located 104.7 MHz. In order to make way for KNIV, the station signed off the air.[4][5] One Religious radio translator also call the mountain home. K217CL (91.3 FM), carries programming from KYCC, and is licensed to Provo. KUDE 103.9 FM has a booster on the mountain, providing coverage to Utah County and southern Salt Lake County.
CALLSIGN | FREQUENCY | NAME | FORMAT |
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KENZ | 94.9 | The Vibe | Classic Hip-Hop |
K237FG | 95.3 | K-Love | Contemporary Christian Radio (HD Radio) |
K256AE | 99.1 | Country | Classic Country (HD Radio) |
KUDE | 103.9 | The Mix | Contemporary Hit Radio |
KUDD | 105.1 | The Gift | Christian Music |
KKLV | 107.5 | K-Love | American Contemporary Christian |
Amateur HAM Radio
Multiple repeaters for amateur radio exist on Lake Mountain. The most well known repeaters are operated by the Utah Amateur Radio Club (UARC), first coordinated in 1978,[6] and the Utah Valley Amateur Radio Club (UVARC), first coordinated in 2016 [7] Numerous other stations share tower space with the repeaters above, all operating on different frequencies.[8] A list is Amateur radio repeaters on Lake Mountain included below.
CALLSIGN | FREQUENCY | OFFSET | TONE | SPONSOR |
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K7UCS | 145.2300 MHz | (–) 0.6 MHz | 131.8 Hz | UTCOARES - Utah County Amateur Radio Emergency Service |
W7SP | 146.7600 MHz | (–) 0.6 MHz | none | UARC - Utah Amateur Radio Club |
K7UVA | 146.7800 MHz | (–) 0.6 MHz | 100.0 Hz | UVARC - "Utah Valley Amateur Radio Club". |
WX7Y | 147.0800 MHz | (+) 0.6 MHz | 77.0 Hz | SDARC - Sinbad Desert Amateur Radio Club |
K7UCS | 147.2800 MHz | (+) 0.6 MHz | 141.3 Hz | UTCOARES - Utah County Amateur Radio Emergency Service |
W7WJC | 224.4200 MHz | (–) 1.6 MHz | 156.7 Hz | UCRC - Utah County Radio Club |
N7IMF | 224.6400 MHz | (–) 1.6 MHz | 156.7 Hz | UHDARC - Utah High Desert Amateur Radio Club |
KE7AU | 224.7000 MHz | (–) 1.6 MHz | 107.2 Hz | |
KA7EGC | 447.8750 MHz | (–) 5.0 MHz | 100.0 Hz | |
K7UCS | 448.3250 MHz | (–) 5.0 MHz | 103.5 Hz | UTCOARES - Utah County Amateur Radio Emergency Service |
N7IMF | 448.7000 MHz | (–) 5.0 MHz | 114.8 Hz | UHDARC - Utah High Desert Amateur Radio Club |
WA7FFM | 449.2000 MHz | (–) 5.0 MHz | none | |
WA7GIE | 449.4750 MHz | (–) 5.0 MHz | 100.0 Hz | |
K7UCS | 449.6750 MHz | (–) 5.0 MHz | 173.8 Hz | UTCOARES - Utah County Amateur Radio Emergency Service |
K7UCS | 449.9750 MHz | (–) 5.0 MHz | 131.8 Hz | UTCOARES - Utah County Amateur Radio Emergency Service |
Television Stations
Numerous high and low power television stations call Lake Mountain their home. KUPX's, former analog broadcast on channel 16 from a tower on the mountain. KUPX is owned by Paxson Salt Lake City License Inc and carries programming from the Ion Television. Its tower was located on the northern flank of the mountain (pictured right). KUPX now broadcasts its digital television signal on channel 29 from Farnsworth Peak. K22IT, another television station on the mountain, carries programming from KTMW in Salt Lake City. It remains in analog, and has no application to transmit in digital.[9] KUTH, Salt Lake City's Univision affiliate, broadcasts its digital broadcast from Lake Mountain on channel 32. K43JV, a lower power television translator, carries programming from 3ABN. It broadcasts on channel 43.[10] K49GD, channel 49, is a translator for KTMW and carries a variety of programming. K49GD is licensed to Spanish Fork, Utah.[11] KUTH filed an application with the FCC to move its transmitter to Farnsworth Peak which would leave only lower powered television stations transmitting from the mountain. This move will allow KUTH to better serve the Wasatch Front because of Farnsworth Peak's higher terrain.[12]
References
- 1 2 3 "Lake Mountains High Point, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
- ↑ "KENZ FM Query from the FCC". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
- ↑ "KKLV FM Query from the FCC". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
- ↑ "K256AE-FM Radio Station Information". Radio-Locator.com. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
- ↑ "K284AI-FM Radio Station Information". Radio-Locator.com. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
- ↑ "146.76 MHz W7SP Repeater". Utah VHF Society. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
- ↑ "146.780 Repeater K7UVA". Utah Valley Amateur Radio Club. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
- ↑ "Repeater List for Utah". Utah VHF Society. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
- ↑ http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?list=0&facid=29215 K22IT TV Query
- ↑ "TV Query, Provo, Utah". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
- ↑ "TV Query, Spanish Fork, Utah". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
- ↑ KUTH TV Query
External links
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- "Lake Mountain Peak (UT)". SummitPost.org.
- Lake Mountain, Utah @ RTLI