KXNT (840

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) is a

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licensed to

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. It broadcasts a

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and is owned and operated by

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The

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s are in the unincorporated

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community of Spring Valley, while KXNT's

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is on

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at Great Valley Parkway in North Las Vegas. KXNT is a Class B station operating on a clear channel frequency. WHAS in

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is the dominant Class A station on

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, so KXNT must reduce its power at night to avoid interfering with WHAS's signal. KXNT operates with 50,000

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s by day and 25,000 watts at night, using a

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with a four-

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. KXNT is licensed to broadcast in the

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format, but is not currently broadcasting in HD. KXNT is Southern Nevada's primary entry point station for the

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Programming

On weekdays, KXNT airs two local talk shows. In morning

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, an hour is hosted by Alan Stock. And Sam Mirejowsky hosts ''What's Right'' in afternoons. The rest of the weekday schedule is

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talk shows, including

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;

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;

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; Matt Walsh;

Mark Levin Mark Reed Levin (; born September 21, 1957) is an American broadcast news analyst, columnist, lawyer, political commentator, radio personality, and writer. He is the host of syndicated radio show '' The Mark Levin Show'', as well as '' Life, ...

; Will Cain; ''

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with

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'' and ''

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''. Weekends feature shows on money, politics, health, law, veterans and food. Syndicated hosts include

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; Ben Ferguson;

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and '' The Money Pit Home Improvement Radio Show''. Some hours feature paid

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. KXNT carries hourly reports from

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and financial reports from

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. It has a local news alliance with

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, the

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in Las Vegas. KXNT currently has rights to the Los Angeles Chargers radio network.

History

KXNT

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the air in 1986 with the

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KVEG, airing a talk and middle of the road music (MOR) format. It was owned by the Roberts Communications Corp. Over the years, KVEG had several noted hosts including Sam Greenfield, Dominick Brascia, Lou Epton,

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and the syndicated

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. In 1997, KVEG changed its

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to KXNT with the "NT" standing for "News/Talk". The station moved to a more traditional talk radio line up, airing ''

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'' and ''Coast to Coast AM'' previously heard on rival station 720

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. Other talk shows included

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and

. In 1998,

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acquired KXNT. In December 2005, Infinity was renamed CBS Radio. On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with

Entercom Audacy, Inc. is an American broadcasting company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1968 as Entercom Communications Corp., it is the second largest radio company in the United States, owning over 220 radio stations across 47 media ...

. The merger was approved on November 9, 2017, and was consummated on November 17. In 2021, Entercom changed its name to Audacy, Inc. Between August 16, 2010, and September 4, 2015, programming on KXNT was

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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

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, however KXNT can still be heard on its HD2 subchannel.

Former hosts

* Heidi Harris *

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References

External links

* {{Entercom XNT News and talk radio stations in the United States XNT Radio stations established in 1986 1986 establishments in Nevada Audacy, Inc. radio stations