KNAK (AM)

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KNAK
Broadcast areaCentral Utah and vicinity
Frequency 540 kHz
BrandingYAH Radio
Programming
Format Defunct (was Talk)
Ownership
Owner
  • Patricia Feijo
  • (KYAH, LLC)
History
First air date
February 25, 1974 (as KDLT) [1]
Last air date
April 2023
Former call signs
  • KDLT (1973–1979)
  • KNAK (1979–2011)
  • KYAH (2011–2022)
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 35207
Class D
Power
  • 1,000 watts day
  • 13 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 39°20′11.84″N112°33′23.81″W / 39.3366222°N 112.5566139°W / 39.3366222; -112.5566139
Links
Public license information
Website www.yahradio540.com

KNAK (540 AM) was a radio station broadcasting a talk format. It was known on the air as "YAH Radio". Licensed to serve Delta, Utah, United States, the station was last owned by KYAH, LLC. [3]

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History

KNAK signed on the air with a license to cover on October 7, 1974, as KDLT. It was owned by Glen S. Gardner, with the transmitter being 1.5 miles southeast of Delta. The station was first licensed as a daytimer, transmitting 1,000 watts and signing off at local sunset. In January 1979, the station was sold to L. John Miner. [4]

When 1280 AM in Salt Lake City dropped the KNAK calls, they were picked up by the station in 1979. [5] In the 1980s and 1990s, KNAK carried a country music format. [6] [7]

The station participated in a Guinness World Records activity to celebrate Delta's centennial. The community broke the record for the number of people wearing rabbit ears and hopping in unison. [8]

Beginning in 2009, KNAK (then KYAH) was primarily carrying conservative talk programming. [9] KNAK was simulcast on KHQN, which gave it an improved signal to parts of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. [10]

As KYAH, the program schedule consisted of an assortment of religious and talk radio programs. [11] KYAH went off the air on October 3, 2022, in anticipation of being sold. On October 13, 2022, James Feijo's DCO Holding, LLC filed an application with the FCC to sell KYAH to Patricia Feijo's KYAH, LLC for $100.00 and the cancellation of outstanding debt. [12] A request for Special Temporary Authority (STA) for the station to remain silent was also filed with the FCC in conjunction with the sale application. The sale was consummated on December 13, 2022, at which point the station changed its call sign to KNAK. In April 2023, the station's tower collapsed, forcing it to go silent again. [13]

The station resumed broadcasting on March 20, 2024, with a website indicating the station was known as "YAH Radio". In September 2024, the station’s license was surrendered for cancellation. [14]

The Federal Communications Commission cancelled the station’s license on September 19, 2024. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "Radio Station Begins Broadcasting". Gunnison Valley News. February 28, 1974. p. 1.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KNAK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "KNAK Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ↑ "FCC History Cards for KNAK". United States Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  5. ↑ Tom Wharton (September 15, 2015). "Whatever happened to KNAK and KCPX". Salt Lake Tribune .
  6. ↑ North American Radio Guide 1991. W F Innovations, Incorporated. March 1991. p. 80. ISBN   978-0-9625470-1-0.
  7. ↑ Broadcasting Cablecasting Yearbook. Broadcasting Publications. 1988. p. 285.
  8. ↑ Brandon Griggs (February 25, 2008). "Culture Vulture: Delta folks strap on the bunny ears and hop to a hare-raising record". Salt Lake Tribune .
  9. ↑ Lynn Arave (June 17, 2009). "New radio network offers unique blend of talk radio". Deseret News .
  10. ↑ "Discover The Conservative Podcast Network". TheConservativePodcastNetwork.com.
  11. ↑ Amy Hillenburg (July 10, 2018). "Todd Huff to hit the Utah airwaves". Reporter Times .
  12. ↑ "Deal Digest: Seven Mountains Media Picks Up Stations In Seven Pennsylvania Markets". InsideRadio.com. October 13, 2022.
  13. ↑ "FCC Report 4/23: Translator transfer nixed for lack of common ownership with AM parent". RadioInsight.com. April 22, 2023.
  14. ↑ Radioinfo.com “FCC Report 9/15 'Multiple Frequency Moves Proposed in Arkansas'”; retrieved September 17, 2024.
  15. ↑ "License Cancelled". Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System. September 19, 2024. Retrieved September 19, 2024.


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