KXNT (AM)

KXNT
Broadcast areaLas Vegas Valley
Frequency840 kHz
BrandingNews/Talk 840 KXNT
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatNews-talk
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
1986; 38 years ago (1986)
Former call signs
KVEG (1986–1996)
Call sign meaning
"News Talk"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID33068
ClassB
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 / 36.3980250; -114.91667
Repeater(s)100.5 KXQQ-FM-HD2 (Henderson)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via Audacy)
Websitewww.audacy.com/kxnt

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.

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