KNPT
| Defunct | |
|---|---|
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Broadcast area | Central Oregon Coast |
| Frequency | 1310 kHz |
| Branding | Newstalk 1310 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Silent |
| Affiliations | ABC News Radio, Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Yaquina Bay Communications, Inc. |
| KBCH, KCRF-FM, KNCU, KWDP, KYTE | |
| History | |
First air date | June 28, 1948 |
Last air date | December 31, 2023 (75 years, 186 days) |
Call sign meaning | Newport |
| Technical information | |
| 9853 | |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 44°37′40″N 123°59′15″W / 44.62778°N 123.98750°W |
| Translator | 98.3 K252EQ (Depoe Bay) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
KNPT (1310 AM, "Newstalk 1310") was a radio station broadcasting a news–talk format. Licensed to Newport, Oregon, United States, the station was owned by Yaquina Bay Communications, Inc., and featured programming from ABC News Radio and Westwood One.
History
KNPT signed on June 28, 1948, and was first licensed on February 2, 1949. Thomas R. Becker's Yaquina Radio sold the station and KNPT-FM 102.5 to Charmar Broadcasting (led by Charles F. King, a former general sales manager for KPAM-AM-FM in Portland) for $1 million in 1979. David Miller's Yaquina Bay Communications bought KNPT and KYTE (102.7; the former KNPT-FM) from Central Coast Broadcasting for $331,798.12 in 1995.
KNPT, along with its sister stations (KNCU in Newport, KBCH and KCRF-FM in Lincoln City, and KWDP in Waldport), shut down on December 31, 2023. The closure followed the August foreclosure of the stations' studios, which were sold to Oregon Coast Bank in a sheriff's sale on December 5. The Federal Communications Commission cancelled the station’s license on January 8, 2025.
Notes
- ↑ KYTE, by then reallocated to Independence, had lost its license earlier in the year for operating at an unauthorized location for over three years.
References
- ↑ "KNPT Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010. 2010. p. D-452.
- ↑ "KNPT history cards" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- ↑ "Changing Hands". Broadcasting. May 14, 1979. p. 40.
- ↑ "'It's 'PAT' Grosses $103 Million For Park". Radio & Records. November 10, 1995. pp. 4, 6, 8.
- 1 2 Smith, Quinton (December 31, 2023). "Five longtime Lincoln County radio stations will sign off at midnight as owner closes shop, lays off employees". YachatsNews.com. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- ↑ Venta, Lance (January 7, 2023). "FCC Report 1/8: Operating From Former Site Leads To KYTE's Cancellation". RadioInsight. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- ↑ "License Cancelled". Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System. January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 9853 (KNPT) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KNPT in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 156551 (K252EQ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K252EQ at FCCdata.org
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