KKNT

KKNT

Phoenix, Arizona United States
Broadcast area	Phoenix area
Frequency	960 kHz
Branding	960 The Patriot
Programming
Format	Conservative talk
Affiliations	Salem Radio Network Townhall News Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Salem Media Group (Salem Communications Holding Corporation)
Sister stations	KXXT, KPXQ
History
First air date	June 22, 1947 (1947-06-22)
Former call signs	KOOL (1947–1979, 1983–1996) KARZ (1979–1983) KPXQ (1996–1999) KCTK (1999–2002)
Call sign meaning	"News/talk"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	13508
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	33°41′34″N 112°0′9″W / 33.69278°N 112.00250°W / 33.69278; -112.00250
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	960thepatriot.com

KKNT (960 AM, "960 The Patriot") is a radio station broadcasting a conservative talk radio format in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. The station is owned by Salem Communications Holding Corporation, a subsidiary of the Salem Media Group.^[2] Studios are located at 24th Street and Camelback in Phoenix; the transmitter is on the city's northern edge.

Established in 1947 as KOOL, the station became a force in Phoenix radio nearly immediately after Gene Autry purchased the outlet within a year of its operation. The station was a CBS affiliate for decades and spawned a successful television station, KOOL-TV (now KSAZ-TV), and an FM radio station, KOOL-FM. Autry and his business partner, Tom Chauncey, sold KOOL AM in 1978, and it struggled as KARZ for four years before Chauncey repurchased it. After several sales, Salem acquired the frequency in 1996 and instituted the present conservative talk format in 1999.