KwaZulu-Natal (/kwɑːˌzuːluː nəˈtɑːl/; also referred to as KZN or Natal and known as "the garden province") is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu) and Natal Province were merged. It is located in the southeast of the country, enjoying a long shoreline beside the Indian Ocean and sharing borders with three other provinces and the countries of Mozambique, Swaziland and Lesotho. Its capital is Pietermaritzburg and its largest city is Durban.

During the 1830s and early 1840s, the northern part of what is now KwaZulu-Natal was occupied by the Zulu Kingdom while the southern part was, briefly, the Boer republic of Natalia before becoming, in 1843, the British Colony of Natal. KwaZulu remained independent until 1879.

KwaZulu-Natal is the birthplace of many notable figures in South Africa's history, such as Albert Luthuli, the first non-white and the first person from outside Europe and the Americas to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (1960); Pixley ka Isaka Seme, the founder of the African National Congress (ANC) and South Africa's first black lawyer; John Langalibalele Dube, the ANC's founding president; Mangosuthu Buthelezi, the founder of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP); Anton Lembede, the founding president of the ANC Youth League; Jacob Zuma, the current President of South Africa; and Bhambatha, a 19th-century Zulu chief who became an anti-apartheid icon.

KZNS (1280 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Sports talk format. Licensed to Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, it serves the Salt Lake City area. The station is currently owned by Larry H. Miller Communications Corporation and features programming from Yahoo! Sports Radio and Premiere Radio Networks.

As of February 1, 2011, KZNS' "The Zone" sports talk programming is also heard on KZNS-FM 97.5 licensed to Coalville, Utah, a Salt Lake City area radio station.

History

The station was first licensed June 4, 1945, and held the call sign KNAK. On January 16, 1976, the station's call sign was changed to KWMS. As KWMS, the station aired an all-news format.

On July 21, 1982, the station's call sign was changed to KDYL. In the early and mid 1980s, KDYL aired an all-news format. By 1986, the station had begun airing the Music of Your Life big band/nostalgia format. The station continued airing this format until June 27, 2000. On June 27, 2000, the station switched to a talk radio format, carrying primarily conservative talk programming. Shows hosted by Michael Savage and Michael Medved appeared.

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