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KXNT
North Las Vegas, Nevada;
Broadcast area	Las Vegas Valley
Frequency	840 kHz
Branding	News/Talk 840 KXNT
Programming
Format	News-Talk
Network	CBS News Radio
Affiliations	Bloomberg Radio; Compass Media Networks; Premiere Networks; Radio America; Salem Radio Network; The Weather Channel; Westwood One; KVVU-TV;
Ownership
Owner	Audacy, Inc.; (Audacy License, LLC);
Sister stations	KLUC-FM; KMXB; KXQQ-FM;
History
First air date	1986; 38 years ago
Former call signs	KVEG (1986–1996)
Call sign meaning	"News Talk"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	33068
Class	B
Power	50,000 watts day; 25,000 watts night;
Transmitter coordinates	36°23′52.89″N 114°55′0″W / 36.3980250°N 114.91667°W
Repeater(s)	100.5 KXQQ-FM-HD2 (Henderson)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live (via Audacy)
Website	www.audacy.com/kxnt

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KXNT (840 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to North Las Vegas, Nevada. It broadcasts a news-talk radio format and is owned and operated by Audacy, Inc.^[2] The studios are in the unincorporated Clark County community of Spring Valley, while KXNT's transmitter is on U.S. Route 93 at Great Valley Parkway in North Las Vegas.^[3]

KXNT is a Class B station operating on a clear channel frequency. WHAS in Louisville is the dominant Class A station on 840 AM, so KXNT must reduce its power at night to avoid interfering with WHAS's signal. KXNT operates with 50,000 watts by day and 25,000 watts at night, using a directional antenna with a four-tower array.

KXNT is licensed to broadcast in the HD radio format, but is not currently broadcasting in HD.^[4]^[5] KXNT is Southern Nevada's primary entry point station for the Emergency Alert System.

Programming

On weekdays, KXNT airs two local talk shows. In morning drive time, an hour is hosted by Alan Stock. And Sam Mirejowsky hosts What's Right in afternoons. The rest of the weekday schedule is nationally syndicated talk shows, including Glenn Beck; Dave Ramsey; Dana Loesch; Matt Walsh; Mark Levin; Will Cain; Coast to Coast AM with George Noory and This Morning, America's First News with Gordon Deal.

Weekends feature shows on money, politics, health, law, veterans and food. Syndicated hosts include Erick Erickson; Ben Ferguson; Bill Handel and The Money Pit Home Improvement Radio Show. Some hours feature paid brokered programming.

KXNT carries hourly reports from CBS News Radio and financial reports from Bloomberg Radio. It has a local news alliance with KLAS-TV, the CBS Network affiliate in Las Vegas.

History

KXNT signed on the air in 1986 with the call letters KVEG, airing a talk and middle of the road music (MOR) format. It was owned by the Roberts Communications Corp.^[6]

Over the years, KVEG had several noted hosts including Sam Greenfield, Dominick Brascia, Lou Epton, Irwin Schiff and the syndicated Tom Leykis. In 1997, KVEG changed its call sign to KXNT with the "NT" standing for "News/Talk". The station moved to a more traditional talk radio line up, airing The Rush Limbaugh Show and Coast to Coast AM previously heard on rival station 720 KDWN. Other talk shows included Dr. Laura and Bill Handel.

In 1998, Infinity Broadcasting acquired KXNT.^[7] In December 2005, Infinity was renamed CBS Radio. On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with Entercom.^[8] The merger was approved on November 9, 2017, and was consummated on November 17.^[9]^[10] In 2021, Entercom changed its name to Audacy, Inc.

Between August 16, 2010, and September 4, 2015, programming on KXNT was simulcast on sister FM station KXNT-FM (100.5), to give listeners who prefer FM that option. That station now airs a rhythmic hot adult contemporary format, under the call sign KXQQ-FM.

Former hosts

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for KXNT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "KXNT Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
^ Radio-Locator.com/KXNT
^ "Station Search Details". licensing.fcc.gov.
^ http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=38 Archived September 14, 2016, at the Wayback Machine HD Radio Guide for Las Vegas
^ "Broadcasting Yearbook 1989 page B-187" (PDF).
^ Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-353
^ "CBS Radio To Merge With Entercom". February 2, 2017.
^ "Entercom Receives FCC Approval for Merger with CBS Radio". Entercom. November 9, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
^ Venta, Lance (November 17, 2017). "Entercom Completes CBS Radio Merger". Radio Insight. Retrieved November 17, 2017.

External links

Official website
Facility details for Facility ID 33068 (KXNT) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
KXNT in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

[1] "Facility Technical Data for KXNT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "KXNT Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 17, 2010.

[3] Radio-Locator.com/KXNT

[4] "Station Search Details". licensing.fcc.gov.

[5] ttp://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=38 Archived September 14, 2016, at the Wayback Machine HD Radio Guide for Las Vegas

[6] "Broadcasting Yearbook 1989 page B-187" (PDF).

[7] Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-353

[8] "CBS Radio To Merge With Entercom". February 2, 2017.

[9] "Entercom Receives FCC Approval for Merger with CBS Radio". Entercom. November 9, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.

[10] Venta, Lance (November 17, 2017). "Entercom Completes CBS Radio Merger". Radio Insight. Retrieved November 17, 2017.

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 | city                = [[North Las Vegas, Nevada]]
 | area                = [[Las Vegas Valley]]
-| branding            = NewsRadio 840 AM KXNT
+| branding            = News/Talk 840 KXNT
 | airdate             = {{Start date and age|1986}}
 | frequency           = {{Frequency|840|[[Hertz#SI multiples|kHz]]}}
-| repeater            = 100.5 [[KXQQ-FM|KXQQ-HD2]] ([[Henderson, Nevada|Henderson]])
+| repeater            = 100.5 [[KXQQ-FM|KXQQ-FM-HD2]] ([[Henderson, Nevada|Henderson]])
-| language            = [[American English|English]]
+| format              = [[Talk radio|News-Talk]]
-| format              = [[Talk radio]]
 | power               = {{ubl|{{Val|50000|u=[[watt]]s|fmt=commas}} day|{{val|25000|u=watts|fmt=commas}} night}}
-| coordinates         = {{Coord|36|23|53|N|114|54|57|W|type:landmark_region:US-NV_source:FCC}}
+| coordinates         = {{Coord|36|23|52.89|N|114|55|0|W|type:landmark_region:US-NV_source:FCC|display=inline,title}}
 | class               = B
 | licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
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 | callsign_meaning    = "News Talk"
 | former_callsigns    = KVEG (1986–1996)
+| network             = [[CBS News Radio]]
-| affiliations        = {{Ubl|[[Bloomberg Radio]]|[[CBS News Radio]]|[[Compass Media Networks]]|[[Genesis Communications Network]]|[[Premiere Networks]]|[[Radio America (United States)|Radio America]]|[[Salem Radio Network]]|[[The Weather Channel]]|[[USA Radio Network]]|[[Westwood One]]|[[KVVU-TV]]}}
+| affiliations        = {{Ubl|[[Bloomberg Radio]]|[[Compass Media Networks]]|[[Premiere Networks]]|[[Radio America (United States)|Radio America]]|[[Salem Radio Network]]|[[The Weather Channel]]|[[Westwood One]]|[[KVVU-TV]]}}
 | owner               = [[Audacy, Inc.]]
-| licensee            = Audacy License, LLC, as Debtor-in-Possession
+| licensee            = Audacy License, LLC
-| sister_stations     = {{Hlist|[[KDWN]]|[[KLUC-FM]]|[[KMXB]]|[[KXQQ-FM]]|[[KXST]]}}
+| sister_stations     = {{Hlist|[[KLUC-FM]]|[[KMXB]]|[[KXQQ-FM]]}}
 | webcast             = {{Audacy.com|kxnt}}
 | website             = {{Url|https://www.audacy.com/kxnt}}
 }}
-'''KXNT''' (840 [[Hertz|kHz]]) is a [[Commercial broadcasting|commercial]] [[AM broadcasting|AM]] [[radio station]] [[City of license|licensed]] to [[North Las Vegas, Nevada]], United States. It is owned and operated by [[Audacy, Inc.]] and carries a [[talk radio]] [[radio format|format]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=KXNT |title=KXNT Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division |access-date=August 17, 2010}}</ref>  The [[radio studio]]s are located in the unincorporated [[Clark County, Nevada|Clark County]] area of [[Spring Valley, Nevada|Spring Valley]], while KXNT's [[transmitter]] is located on [[U.S. Route 93 in Nevada|U.S. Route 93]] at Great Valley Parkway in North Las Vegas.<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?call=kxnt&x=0&y=0&sr=Y&s=C Radio-Locator.com/KXNT]</ref>
+'''KXNT''' (840 [[Hertz|kHz]]) is a [[Commercial broadcasting|commercial]] [[AM broadcasting|AM]] [[radio station]] [[City of license|licensed]] to [[North Las Vegas, Nevada]]. It broadcasts a [[talk radio|news-talk]] [[radio format]] and is owned and operated by [[Audacy, Inc.]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=KXNT |title=KXNT Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division |access-date=August 17, 2010}}</ref>  The [[radio studio|studio]]s are in the unincorporated [[Clark County, Nevada|Clark County]] community of [[Spring Valley, Nevada|Spring Valley]], while KXNT's [[transmitter]] is on [[U.S. Route 93 in Nevada|U.S. Route 93]] at Great Valley Parkway in North Las Vegas.<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?call=kxnt&x=0&y=0&sr=Y&s=C Radio-Locator.com/KXNT]</ref>
-KXNT is a [[List of broadcast station classes|Class B]] station operating on a [[clear-channel station|clear channel]] frequency. [[WHAS (AM)|WHAS]] in [[Louisville, Kentucky]] is the dominant Class A station on [[840 AM]], so KXNT must reduce its power at night to avoid interfering with WHAS's signal.  KXNT operates at 50,000 [[watt]]s by day and 25,000 watts at night.  KXNT has been granted an [[FCC]] [[construction permit]] to move to the [[KXST]] transmitter site and decrease night power to 10,000 watts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101634048&formid=301&fac_num=33068 |title=FCC Construction Permit |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>
+KXNT is a [[List of broadcast station classes|Class B]] station operating on a [[clear-channel station|clear channel]] frequency. [[WHAS (AM)|WHAS]] in [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]] is the dominant Class A station on [[840 AM]], so KXNT must reduce its power at night to avoid interfering with WHAS's signal.  KXNT operates with 50,000 [[watt]]s by day and 25,000 watts at night, using a [[directional antenna]] with a four-[[tower array]].
-KXNT is licensed to broadcast in the [[HD Radio|HD radio]] format, but is not currently broadcasting in HD. KXNT is Southern Nevada's primary entry point station for the Emergency Alert System.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=33068|title=Station Search Details|website=licensing.fcc.gov}}</ref><ref>http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=38 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914160807/http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=38 |date=September 14, 2016 }} HD Radio Guide for Las Vegas</ref>
+KXNT is licensed to broadcast in the [[HD Radio|HD radio]] format, but is not currently broadcasting in HD.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=33068|title=Station Search Details|website=licensing.fcc.gov}}</ref><ref>http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=38 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914160807/http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=38 |date=September 14, 2016 }} HD Radio Guide for Las Vegas</ref> KXNT is Southern Nevada's primary entry point station for the [[Emergency Alert System]].
 ==Programming==
-KXNT airs mostly [[Radio syndication|nationally syndicated]] talk shows.  A local hour is hosted weekdays by Alan Stock at 8 a.m.  The rest of the weekday schedule includes ''[[This Morning, America's First News with Gordon Deal]]''; [[Glenn Beck]]; [[Ben Shapiro]]; [[Dana Loesch]]; [[Joe Pags]]; [[Dave Ramsey]] and ''[[Coast to Coast AM]] with [[George Noory]]''.
+On weekdays, KXNT airs two local talk shows.  In morning [[drive time]], an hour is hosted by Alan Stock. And Sam Mirejowsky hosts ''What's Right'' in afternoons. The rest of the weekday schedule is [[radio syndication|nationally syndicated]] talk shows, including [[Glenn Beck]]; [[Dave Ramsey]]; [[Dana Loesch]]; [[Matt Walsh (political commentator)|Matt Walsh]]; [[Mark Levin]]; [[Will Cain]]; ''[[Coast to Coast AM]] with [[George Noory]]'' and ''[[This Morning, America's First News with Gordon Deal]]''.
-Weekends feature shows on money, politics, health, law, real estate, home repair and computers. Syndicated hosts include [[Kim Komando]]; [[Ben Ferguson]]; [[Larry Elder]] and [[Ric Edelman]]. Some hours feature paid [[brokered programming]].
+Weekends feature shows on money, politics, health, law, veterans and food. Syndicated hosts include [[Erick Erickson]]; [[Ben Ferguson]]; [[Bill Handel]] and ''[[The Money Pit Home Improvement Radio Show]]''. Some hours feature paid [[brokered programming]].
-KXNT carries hourly reports [[CBS News Radio]] and financial reports from [[Bloomberg Radio]]. It has a local news alliance with [[KLAS-TV]], the [[CBS]] [[Network affiliate]] in Las Vegas.
+KXNT carries hourly reports from [[CBS News Radio]] and financial reports from [[Bloomberg Radio]]. It has a local news alliance with [[KLAS-TV]], the [[CBS]] [[Network affiliate]] in Las Vegas.
 ==History==
-[[File:KXNT Logo.jpg|thumb|left|Logo prior to 2010]]
 [[File:KXNT.png|thumb|Logo during simulcast on [[KXQQ-FM|100.5 FM]] ]]
-KXNT [[sign-on|signed on]] the air in 1986 with the [[Call sign|call letters]] KVEG, airing a talk and [[middle of the road (music)|middle of the road music]] format. It was owned by the Roberts Communications Corp.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1989/B-2%20Radio%20Neb%20to%20Terr%201989-5.pdf|title=Broadcasting Yearbook 1989 page B-187}}</ref>
+KXNT [[sign-on|signed on]] the air in 1986 with the [[Call sign|call letters]] KVEG, airing a talk and [[middle of the road (music)|middle of the road music]] (MOR) format. It was owned by the Roberts Communications Corp.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1989/B-2%20Radio%20Neb%20to%20Terr%201989-5.pdf|title=''Broadcasting Yearbook 1989'' page B-187}}</ref>
-KVEG had several noted hosts including Sam Greenfield, Dominick Brascia, Lou Epton, [[Irwin Schiff]] and the syndicated [[Tom Leykis]]. In 1997, KVEG changed its call letters to KXNT with the "NT" standing for "News/Talk".  The station moved to a more traditional talk radio line up, airing [[Rush Limbaugh]] and ''Coast to Coast AM'' previously heard on rival station [[KDWN]]. Other shows included [[Dr. Laura]] and [[Bill Handel]].
+Over the years, KVEG had several noted hosts including Sam Greenfield, Dominick Brascia, Lou Epton, [[Irwin Schiff]] and the syndicated [[Tom Leykis]]. In 1997, KVEG changed its [[call sign]] to KXNT with the "NT" standing for "News/Talk".  The station moved to a more traditional talk radio line up, airing ''[[The Rush Limbaugh Show]]'' and ''Coast to Coast AM'' previously heard on rival station 720 [[KDWN]]. Other talk shows included [[Dr. Laura]] and [[Bill Handel]].
-In 1998, [[Infinity Broadcasting]] acquired KXNT.<ref>[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2010/D-2010-BC-YB-7.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 page D-353]</ref>  In December 2005, Infinity was renamed [[CBS Radio]].  On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with [[Entercom]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/116299/cbs-radio-to-merge-with-entercom/|title=CBS Radio To Merge With Entercom|date=February 2, 2017}}</ref> The merger was approved on November 9, 2017, and was consummated on November 17.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entercom.com/press/entercom-receives-fcc-approval-merger-cbs-radio/|title=Entercom Receives FCC Approval for Merger with CBS Radio|work=Entercom|date=November 9, 2017|access-date=November 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/121072/entercom-completes-cbs-radio-merger/|title=Entercom Completes CBS Radio Merger|last=Venta|first=Lance|work=Radio Insight|date=November 17, 2017|access-date=November 17, 2017}}</ref>
+In 1998, [[Infinity Broadcasting]] acquired KXNT.<ref>[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2010/D-2010-BC-YB-7.pdf ''Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook 2010'' page D-353]</ref>  In December 2005, Infinity was renamed [[CBS Radio]].  On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with [[Entercom]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/116299/cbs-radio-to-merge-with-entercom/|title=CBS Radio To Merge With Entercom|date=February 2, 2017}}</ref> The merger was approved on November 9, 2017, and was consummated on November 17.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entercom.com/press/entercom-receives-fcc-approval-merger-cbs-radio/|title=Entercom Receives FCC Approval for Merger with CBS Radio|work=Entercom|date=November 9, 2017|access-date=November 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/121072/entercom-completes-cbs-radio-merger/|title=Entercom Completes CBS Radio Merger|last=Venta|first=Lance|work=Radio Insight|date=November 17, 2017|access-date=November 17, 2017}}</ref>  In 2021, Entercom changed its name to Audacy, Inc.
+Between August 16, 2010, and September 4, 2015, programming on KXNT was [[simulcast]] on sister [[FM broadcasting|FM]] station KXNT-FM (100.5), to give listeners who prefer FM that option.  That station now airs a [[Rhythmic adult contemporary|rhythmic hot adult contemporary]] format, under the call sign [[KXQQ-FM]].
-==Former FM simulcast==
-Between August 16, 2010, and September 4, 2015, programming on KXNT had been [[simulcast]] on sister [[FM broadcasting|FM]] station KXNT-FM (100.5 FM), to give listeners who prefer FM that option.  That station now airs a [[Rhythmic adult contemporary|rhythmic hot adult contemporary]] format, under the [[call sign]] [[KXQQ-FM]].
 ==Former hosts==
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 ==External links==
 *{{Official website|https://www.audacy.com/kxnt}}
-{{AM station data|KXNT}}
+{{AM station data|33068|KXNT}}
 {{Las Vegas Radio}}

v t e News/Talk radio stations in the state of Nevada
Stations	KAVB – Hawthorne KELY – Ely KKFT – Gardnerville–Minden KKOH – Reno KMZQ – Las Vegas KXNT – North Las Vegas
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Nevada

v t e Audacy, Inc.
stations licensed to Audacy, Inc. (formerly Entercom)
AM radio stations	KAMP KCBS KDKA KFH KFNZ KFXX KIFM KIKK KILT KJCE KMBZ KMOX KMTT KNSS KNX KRLD KWOD KXNT KYW KYYS WAAF WAMO** WAOK WAXY WBBM WBEN WCCO WEEI WFAN WGR WHLL WHSQ WILK WINS WJFK WJZ WLMZ WMC WMFS WORD WPHT WQAM WRNL WROC WRVA WSCR WSSP WTEM WTIC WVEI WWJ WWKB WWL WWWL WWWS WXYT WYRD
FM radio stations	KALC KALV-FM KAMX KBZT KCBS-FM KDGS KDKA-FM KEYN-FM KEZK-FM KFBZ KFNZ-FM KFRC-FM KFRG KFTK-FM KGMZ-FM KGON KHMX KHTP KILT-FM KISW KITS KJKK KKDO KKHH KKMJ-FM KKWF KLLC KLOL KLUC-FM KMBZ-FM KMLE KMNB KMVK KMXB KNDD KNRK KNSS-FM KNX-FM KOOL-FM KQKS KQMT KQRC-FM KRBQ KRLD-FM KROQ-FM KRSK KRTH KRXQ KSEG KSFM KSON KSPF KSWD KTWV KUDL KVIL (HD2) KWFN KWJJ-FM KXFG KXQQ-FM KXSN KYCH-FM KYKY KYXY KZJK KZPT WBBM-FM WBEB WBEE-FM WBGB WBMX WBTJ WBZA WBZZ WCBS-FM WCFS-FM WCMF-FM WDAF-FM WDCH-FM† WDOK WDSY-FM WDZH WEEI-FM WEZB WFAN-FM WFBC-FM WFUN-FM WGGY WHHL WIAD WILK-FM WINS-FM WIP-FM WJFK-FM WJHM WJMH WJZ-FM WKBU WKIS WKRK-FM WKRZ WKSE WKTK WKXJ WLFP WLIF WLKK WLMG WLMZ-FM WLND WLYF WLZL WMAS-FM WMFS-FM WMHX WMJX WMMM-FM WMXJ WMYX-FM WNCX WNEW-FM WNVZ WOCL WOGL WOLX-FM WOMC WOMX-FM WPAW WPGC-FM WPHI-FM WPOW WPTE WPXY-FM WQAL WQMG WRCH WROQ WRVQ WRVR WRXL HD2 WRXR-FM WSFS WSKY-FM WSMW WSTR WTDY-FM WTIC-FM WTPT WTVR-FM WUSN WUSY WVEE WVEI-FM WVKL WWBX WWDE-FM WWEI WWL-FM WWMX WXBK WXRT WXSS WXYT-FM WYCD WYRD-FM WZGC WZMX
Radio Networks	BetQL Network Infinity Sports Network* Sabres Hockey Network New York Yankees Radio Channel Q
Digital properties	Audacy Cadence13 Eventful Pineapple Street Studios Play.it
See also	CBS Radio List of radio stations
* = Formerly CBS Sports Radio, Audacy operated as producer with distribution handled by Westwood One. ** = Audacy operates pursuant to a local marketing agreement with Martz Communications Group. † = Operated by Bloomberg L.P. pursuant to a time brokerage agreement.