- KKNT
Infobox Radio station
name = KKNT
city = Phoenix,Arizona
area =
branding = "Newstalk 960"
slogan =
frequency = 960kHz
airdate =
share = 1.1, #25
share as of = Fa'07
share source = R&R [cite news |title=Phoenix Market Ratings |work =Radio and Records | url=http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRRatings/DetailsPage.aspx?MID=199&RY=2007&RQ=4&MP=0&OTHER=2&MN=Phoenix&MS=AZ&MR=15&12P=3173200&UP=1/15/2008&SU=CM&BPER=&HPER=26.6&OPER=&NSD=3/10/2008&CE=0]
format = News/Talk
power = 5,000watt s
class = B
facility_id = 13508
coordinates = coord|33|41|34.00|N|112|0|9.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = KARZ (1979-?)
KOOL (?-1996)
KPXQ (1996-1999)
KCTK (1999-2002)
owner = Common Ground Broadcasting, Inc
licensee =
sister_stations =
webcast =
website = [http://www.kknt960.com kknt960.com]
affiliations =Salem Communications KKNT (960 AM, "Newstalk 960") is a
radio station broadcasting aNews Talk Information format. Licensed toPhoenix, Arizona , USA, the station serves the Phoenix area. The station is currently owned by Common Ground Broadcasting, Inc and features programming fromSalem Communications . [cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KKNT |title=KKNT Facility Record |work=United StatesFederal Communications Commission , audio division]KKNT primarily airs national talk programming from its Salem Radio Network, as well as
Laura Ingraham and paid programming fromRoy Masters .KKNT is the Phoenix radio market's affiliate of Wildcat Sports Properties, which covers
University of Arizona Wildcats athletics. KKNT broadcasts the network's football and men'sbasketball games.History
The station was assigned the call letters KARZ on
1979-05-01 . On1983-01-24 , the station changed its call sign to KOOL, on1996-10-07 to KPXQ, on1999-10-14 to KCTK, and on2002-09-01 to the current KKNT. [cite web |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=13508&Callsign=KKNt |title=KKNt Call Sign History |work=United StatesFederal Communications Commission , audio division] The station adopted its current format in2002 ; before that, it was the Christian instruction and talk stationKPXQ , or "Q96." The KPXQ call sign was moved to 1360AM.References
External links
*AMQ|KKNT
*AML|KKNT
*AMARB|KKNT
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