KNPT
Currently silent
Broadcast areaCentral Oregon Coast
Frequency1310 kHz
BrandingNewstalk 1310
Programming
FormatNews–talk
AffiliationsABC News Radio, Westwood One
Ownership
OwnerYaquina Bay Communications, Inc.
KBCH, KCRF-FM, KNCU, KWDP, KYTE
History
First air date
June 28, 1948 (1948-06-28)
Call sign meaning
Newport
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID9853
ClassB
Power
  • 5,000 watts day
  • 1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
44°37′40″N 123°59′15″W / 44.62778°N 123.98750°W / 44.62778; -123.98750
Translator(s)98.3 K252EQ (Depoe Bay)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websiteknptam.com

KNPT (1310 AM, "Newstalk 1310") is a radio station broadcasting a news–talk format. Licensed to Newport, Oregon, United States, the station is owned by Yaquina Bay Communications, Inc., and features programming from ABC News Radio and Westwood One.[2]

History

KNPT signed on June 28, 1948,[3] and was first licensed on February 2, 1949.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]

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.[7][a] 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.[7]

Notes

  1. ^ KYTE, by then reallocated to Independence, had lost its license earlier in the year for operating at an unauthorized location for over three years.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KNPT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "KNPT Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010. 2010. p. D-452.
  4. ^ "KNPT history cards" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  5. ^ "Changing Hands". Broadcasting. May 14, 1979. p. 40.
  6. ^ "'It's 'PAT' Grosses $103 Million For Park". Radio & Records. November 10, 1995. pp. 4, 6, 8.
  7. ^ a b 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.
  8. ^ Venta, Lance (January 7, 2023). "FCC Report 1/8: Operating From Former Site Leads To KYTE's Cancellation". RadioInsight. Retrieved December 31, 2023.

External links


News/Talk radio stations in the state of Oregon
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