On April 26 , 2018 , the university backtracked on its original plan .
On April 26 , 2018 , the university announced that it would purchase 107.9 KUMT to use as a full - time outlet for BYU Radio instead .
On April 26 , 2018 , the university backtracked on its original plan , and announced that it would purchase 107.9 KUMT to use as a full - time outlet for BYU Radio instead .