KKNT

Infobox Radio station
name = KKNT


city = Phoenix, Arizona
area =
branding = "Newstalk 960"
slogan =
frequency = 960 kHz
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 = 5,000 watts
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 a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Phoenix, Arizona, USA, the station serves the Phoenix area. The station is currently owned by Common Ground Broadcasting, Inc and features programming from Salem Communications. [cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KKNT |title=KKNT Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division]

KKNT primarily airs national talk programming from its Salem Radio Network, as well as Laura Ingraham and paid programming from Roy 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's basketball games.

History

The station was assigned the call letters KARZ on 1979-05-01. On 1983-01-24, the station changed its call sign to KOOL, on 1996-10-07 to KPXQ, on 1999-10-14 to KCTK, and on 2002-09-01 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 States Federal Communications Commission, audio division] The station adopted its current format in 2002; before that, it was the Christian instruction and talk station KPXQ, or "Q96." The KPXQ call sign was moved to 1360AM.

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External links

*AMQ|KKNT
*AML|KKNT
*AMARB|KKNT