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| Broadcast area | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Frequency | 107.1 (MHz) |
| Branding | The Connection |
| Programming | |
| Format | Religious |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Chip Lusko |
| History | |
First air date | 1988 |
Former call signs | KMYI (1988-1991) KUCU (1991-1994) |
Call sign meaning | KoNneKTion (connection with K's substituted for C's) |
| Technical information | |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 24,500 watts |
| HAAT | 215 meters |
| Links | |
| Website | knkt.com |
KNKT (107.1 FM) is a commercial radio station located in Armijo, New Mexico, broadcasting to the Albuquerque, New Mexico, area. KNKT airs religious music and talk programming branded as "The Connection".
History
This station signed on in April 1988 as KMYI with an adult contemporary format branded as "My 107". It was owned by Matteucci Broadcasting. By January 1991 the format was changed to adult standards simulcast from sister station KDEF AM 1150.[1] In May 1991 KMYI and KDEF were sold to Texas businessman George Chapman.[2] By August KDEF would switch to a sports talk format and 107.1 would then become KUCU and would switch to a country music format on September 15.[3] By August 1992 the two stations had entered into a leased management agreement and purchase option with Clairmor Broadcasting which owned country formatted KOLT-FM 105.9. KUCU would then shift its' format to classic country.[4] This also led to several layoffs at the stations in a "delayed consolidation move".[5] On Christmas Eve 1992 KUCU began stunting with a loop of "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin emulating a stunt pulled the previous year by KLSK 104.1 when it switched from new age music to classic rock. On Christmas Day it would launch a new age music format with a planned callsign change to KNUA.[6] However, by New Year's Eve the station had gone dark. Adding to the confusion the stations phone lines had been disconnected and the studios vacated. All staff were laid off with KDEF going to satellite programming full-time and the general manager had left to manage two stations in North Carolina. It was stated that the transmitter had blown up.[7] The FCC had immediately granted a new construction permit to rebuild the station.[8] KUCU would return to the air in the summer of 1993 simulcasting the sports talk format from KDEF until it would be sold.[9] In August 1994 Calvary of Albuquerque would purchase KUCU and KDEF for $800,000.[10] Calvary would then spin off KDEF the following year to Ramh Corp. for $125,000.[11] Following consummation in December 1994 the station became KNKT airing religious programming.
References
- ^ https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-M-Street/M-Street-Journal/M-Street-1991-01.pdf
- ^ https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/91-OCR/BC-1991-05-13-OCR-Page-0072.pdf
- ^ https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/156450523/
- ^ https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-M-Street/M-Street-Journal/M-Street-1992-08.pdf page 9
- ^ https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/157056428/
- ^ https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/156277347/
- ^ https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/156285418/
- ^ http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=176701
- ^ https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-M-Street/M-Street-Journal/M-Street-1993-06.pdf page 36
- ^ https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/94-OCR/BC-1994-08-15-Page-0039.pdf
- ^ https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1995/RR-1995-05-19.pdf page 8
External links
- KNKT official website
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- KNKT in Nielsen Audio's FM station database