KNPT

For the FM station in Newport that used the call sign KNPT-FM from 1976 to 1984 and 1985 to 1986, see KYTE.
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
Websitewww.knptam.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.


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