KUTM

KUTM (channel 47) is a television station in Wagner Village, Utah, United States, affiliated with ABC. It is the flagship property of the locally based Sala Media Group, which also owns CW affiliate KCWE-TV (channel 35). 
==History==
===Early years as KWVU===
KUTM signed on the air on September 23, 1970 as KWVU, originally licensed to Westford, Utah, a small town within 13 miles (20 km) outside of Wagner Village. It was owned by a person named Jackson Morgan, who also owned KUTM-FM (102.3 FM). 
KWVU originally wanted to transmit on channel 4. For an unspecified reason, they declined the offer and was allocated to channel 47, issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). KWVU originally intended to be an independent station, however, they got into an agreement with ABC a few months before and ABC would sign onto the station.
===As an independent station===
In 1978, independent station KAHC (channel 27), would attempt takeover ABC from KWVU, and as the 1978-79 television season started, KWVU suddenly lost ABC and became the second independent station in Wagner Village (after KAHC), despite Wagner Village DMA had 50,000 households according to Nielsen.
In 1978, KWVU changed its call letters to the current KUTM, to match with its sister radio station KUTM-FM, owned by then-owner Utah Media (now owned by iHeartMedia). KUTM would also launch its local news operation, becoming the third television station in Wagner Village to have local newscasts, after KWAG and KNND.
In 1985, after Utah Media owner Jackson Morgan died at age 87 of lung cancer, it was sold to the Sala family of Wagner Village, with Ethan Sala purchasing KUTM. By 1987, KUTM applied to move to a lower UHF frequency, attempting to move to channel 15, but ultimately rejected, although they would get an upgrade to their frequency power. KUTM would also attempt to advertise in local newspapers to gain new viewership, though they would still remain in last place in overall ratings and viewership.
===Becoming a Fox affiliate (1991–2007)===
In 1990, Fox made an agreement to affiliate KUTM, resulting its charter affiliate KSYX (channel 35, now CW affiliate KCWE-TV) to disaffiliate, and move to KUTM due to contract-issues between Fox and KSYX. On January 13, 1991, Fox eventually moved to KUTM and KSYX returned to its independent status. 
As a Fox affiliate, KUTM found success to start broadcasting NFL games in 1993, which gained new viewers to KUTM. CBS affiliate (now NBC affiliate) KWAG (channel 7, currently owned by SA Media Group) attempted to make an affiliation swap with KUTM. The offer was declined, as KWAG's previous owner refused to accept the switch, KWAG instead swapped with NBC affiliate KNND (channel 11), as part of the 1994-96 television broadcast realignment. 
KUTM would get higher and higher ratings for news excellence every year, and by 2003, KUTM was the second rated station in Wagner Village (behind KWAG). KUTM would also move its city of license to Wagner Village proper in 2005. KUTM would also invest its signal by officially making its signal strong in the Wagner Village DMA.
===Switch back to ABC===
KUTM would switch back to ABC on January 1, 2007, after Wyvern Holdings (owner of KBRA-TV) couldn't renew the ABC affiliation for KBRA-TV which meant KABA and KUTM would both attempt to become ABC affiliates, with KUTM officially became ABC again. 
After Ethan Sala died on December 28, 2008, KUTM was passed onto his child Roland Sala, a person who had already own a few radio stations around the country. Roland Sala would startup a new company not too long after called the newly-established Sala Media Group, making KUTM a flagship station. KUTM would lose some viewers after the affiliation switch, but would still remain in second place, despite having a poor signal, low ratings, and low viewership.
KUTM would also enhance its newscasts often by being the first television station in Wagner Village to have full enhanced high-definition newscasts. KUTM would have attempted to be sold to Hunt Valley, Maryland-based Sinclair Broadcast Group in 2014, but they respectfully decline, due to Sala's more precise viewership to KUTM.
After KNND refused to continue making local newscasts, KUTM would attempt to expand its coverage by attempting to air their local news on their station, but they declined, and eventually got news produced by KWAG. KUTM would be refreshed on March 29, 2017, with a new logo being made for the station, which simply branded as KUTM, dropping the channel 47 allocation in its branding.
KUTM would be attempted to be bought by Hearst Television in 2018, but was declined, with the exact same reason as the 2014 sale. KUTM would also move its studios to a centrally located site on 13th Street in downtown Wagner Village, which was only a quick drive up the road from the official Sala headquarters.
KUTM would have a scaled down news operation during the COVID-19 pandemic, although KUTM's newscasts eventually returned in early 2022.
==Gallery==
===Logos===
KWVU-KUTM numeral 1973.svg|1973–2007, this logo survived a callsign and affiliation switch
KUTM 1991.svg|1991–1993
KUTM 1995.svg|1995–1996
KUTM 1996.svg|1996–1999
KUTM 1999.svg|1999–2007
KUTM Logo 2007.png|2007–2013, the logo only slightly changed in 2013. However, only replacing the ABC logo with the new one.
KUTM 2013.svg|2013–2017
KUTM 2017.svg|2017–2021
KUTM logo.svg|2021–2023
KUTM 47 (2023).svg|2023–present
KUTM alt.svg|Alternative variant
KUTM alt stacked.svg|Stacked variant
KUTM 2017 stacked.svg|Stacked variant
KUTM logo stacked.svg|Stacked variant
KUTM alt print.svg|Print version
KUTM print.svg|Print version
KUTM pride.svg
KUTM pride pfp 2023.svg|Pride month profile picture
===Miscellaneous (station IDs, news opens and screenshots)===
KUTM 1977.png|"Still the One" (1977–1978)
KUTM Color Bars 1978-1990.png|Color Bars (1978-1990)
KUTM ID 1991.png|"It's on Fox" (1991–1992)
KUTM 1993.png|"It Can Only Happen On Fox" (1993–1994)
KUTM 1994.png|"Fox is Kickin' It" (1994–1995)
KUTM 1995.png|"Cool Like Us" (1995–1996)
KUTM 2007.png|"KUTM, start here" (2007–2013)
KUTM News Open.png|"KUTM News Late Edition" open (2021–2023)
KUTM News Open 2023.png|"KUTM News Morning Edition" open (January-June 2023)
KUTM EWN 5pm open 2023.png|47 Eyewitness News 5pm open (June 2023-present)
KUTM ID 2018.png|Station ID (2018)
KUTM WNT 2021.png|On-screen bug, temporarily displayed during ABC programming
KUTM ID 2021.png|Station ID (2021-present)
Category:ABC network affiliates
Category:MeTV subchannel-only affiliated stations
Category:Channel 47
Category:Wagner Village
Category:Utah
Category:Sala Media Group
Category:Former independent stations
Category:Former Fox affiliates
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1970