The linear broadcast operates on Sirius XM channel 143[1] (and in northern Utah on 107.9 KUMT and 89.1-2 KBYU-HD2), it is known on-air as BYU Radio.

The original format featured a selection of music by artists who were members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and alumni of Brigham Young University.

[3][better source needed] On July 1, 2011, BYU Radio expanded beyond inspirational music from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and relaunched as a national talk-format station.

With the change, BYU Radio became the official flagship station for football, women's soccer, and men's basketball broadcasts.

ESPN 960 remains the flagship carrier of women's soccer matches that conflict with football or men's basketball broadcasts.

[5] On October 23, 2017, Brigham Young University announced that KBYU-FM would drop its classical music programming and become a full-time carrier of BYU Radio beginning June 30, 2018.

Previously, Simpson served as the president and publisher of the Deseret News and worked at both Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Television.

[8] On February 7, 2022, BYUradio transitioned from a radio station to a full podcast network, with the goal to "improve families and communities, illuminate the good in people, and celebrate both the wonder all around us and the incredible things we humans can accomplish when we choose to bridge divides.

As of 2023, BYU Radio podcasts on air include The Lisa Show, Top of Mind with Julie Rose, The Apple Seed, Constant Wonder, Kaboom, and In Good Faith.