KNPT

{{For|the FM station in Newport that used the call sign KNPT-FM from 1976 to 1984 and 1985 to 1986|KYTE}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = KNPT

| above = Defunct

| logo = KNPT logo.jpg

| logo_size = 200px

| city = Newport, Oregon

| country = US

| area = Central Oregon Coast

| branding = Newstalk 1310

| frequency = 1310 kHz

| translator = {{Radio Relay|98.3|K252EQ|Depoe Bay}}

| airdate = {{start date|1948|6|28}}

| last_airdate = {{end date|2023|12|31}} ({{age in years and days|1948|6|28|2023|12|31}})

| format = Silent

| power = {{ubl|5,000 watts day|1,000 watts night}}

| class = B

| facility_id = 9853

| coordinates = {{coord|44|37|40|N|123|59|15|W|region:US-OR_type:landmark}}

| callsign_meaning = Newport

| former_callsigns =

| affiliations = ABC News Radio, Westwood One

| owner = Yaquina Bay Communications, Inc.

| licensee =

| sister_stations = KBCH, KCRF-FM, KNCU, KWDP, KYTE

| webcast = {{listenlive|url=http://68.116.40.122:88/broadwave.mp3?src=1&kbps=56&ref=}}

| website = {{URL|http://www.knptam.com}}

}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=KNPT |title=KNPT Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}

History

KNPT signed on June 28, 1948,{{cite book|title=Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010|year=2010|page=D-452}} and was first licensed on February 2, 1949.{{cite web |title=KNPT history cards |url=https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=43398 |website=CDBS Public Access |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=December 31, 2023 |format=PDF}} 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.{{cite news |title=Changing Hands |work=Broadcasting |date=May 14, 1979 |page=40}} 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.{{cite news |title='It's 'PAT' Grosses $103 Million For Park |work=Radio & Records |date=November 10, 1995 |pages=4, 6, 8}}

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.{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Quinton |title=Five longtime Lincoln County radio stations will sign off at midnight as owner closes shop, lays off employees |url=https://yachatsnews.com/five-radio-stations-end-their-run/ |access-date=December 31, 2023 |work=YachatsNews.com |date=December 31, 2023}}{{efn|KYTE, by then reallocated to Independence, had lost its license earlier in the year for operating at an unauthorized location for over three years.{{cite news |last1=Venta |first1=Lance |title=FCC Report 1/8: Operating From Former Site Leads To KYTE’s Cancellation |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/247044/fcc-report-1-8-operating-from-from-former-site-leads-to-kytes-cancellation/ |access-date=December 31, 2023 |work=RadioInsight |date=January 7, 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.{{cite web|url= https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=9853|title=License Cancelled|work=Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System|date=January 8, 2025|access-date=January 8, 2025}}

Notes

References

External links

{{FCC-LMS-Facility|156551|K252EQ}}
{{FXL|K252EQ}}

NPT

Category:Defunct radio stations in the United States

Category:Radio stations established in 1948

Category:Newport, Oregon

Category:1948 establishments in Oregon

Category:Radio stations disestablished in 2025

Category:2025 disestablishments in Oregon

NPT