Frank Cyrus Carman papers, 1924-1989

Frank Cyrus Carman (1909-1989), an electrical engineer and early commercial broadcasting entrepreneur in Utah, was instrumental in the establishment of several Utah radio and television stations. After receiving a master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Utah, Carman founded KEUB (later KOAL) in Price, Utah, in 1937, and KUTA (later KLUB) in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1938. Carman also founded KUTV, an ABC television affiliate, in 1954, as well as other radio and television stations in the intermountain west. KLUB included both AM and FM stations, the latter of which was known as KLUB-FM and, later, KISN. From the mid-1960s onward, KLUB broadcast a “beautiful music” format, although this was changed to adult contemporary in the early 1980s. KLUB also operated its own newsroom, covering state and local news, and broadcast various public affairs programming including editorials, syndicated commentary, and religious programs.