KKNT

KKNT (960 AM, "960 The Patriot") is a radio station broadcasting a Talk radio format. KKNT is licensed to Phoenix, Arizona, USA, and broadcasts at 5000 watts. The station is owned by Common Ground Broadcasting, Inc., a subsidiary of the Salem Media Group.

Most of the programs heard weekdays on KKNT are nationally syndicated hosts from the Salem Radio Network: Dennis Prager, Michael Medved, Mike Gallagher, Hugh Hewitt and Bill Bennett. At night, KKNT also airs Mark Levin from Westwood One and Seth Leibsohn. Weekends include programs on money, health, finances, the outdoors, firearms and Brokered programming.

History

The station signed on in 1947 as KOOL. The station changed its call letters to KARZ in 1979, but reverted to KOOL in 1983.

In late 1995, KOOL-AM began simulcasting KOOL-FM, getting rid of "older-leaning oldies".

On October 7, 1996, the call letters changed to KPXQ; on October 14, 1999 to KCTK; and on September 1, 2002 to the current KKNT. 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.