KNST
Encyclopedia
KNST is a news
/talk
radio station
in Tucson, Arizona
, broadcasting in high definition (HD Radio
) at 790 kHz. The station serves the greater Tucson area, including the nearby enclaves of Marana, Oro Valley, Green Valley, Sahuarita, Sierra Vista, and Vail.
790 KNST is the tenth most listened to commercial radio station in Tucson. (including noncommercial radio stations, KNST rates 13th).
, Sean Hannity
, Glenn Beck
, Dave Ramsey
, Michael Savage
, Coast to Coast AM
, and The Wall Street Journal
This Morning.
As well as local news every day, the station also delivers newscasts from Fox News Radio
every half hour.
Weekend programs and hosts include: Ric Edelman
, Cigar Dave, Armed American Radio, The Jesus Christ Show, Kim Komando
, Bob Brinker, Bill Cunningham, Coast to Coast AM
, and The Wall Street Journal This Weekend. Local how-to programming covers auto repair with "Under The Hood with Mark Salem", gardening and home repair with "Rosie On The House", and money saving, sustainability savvy with "Mrs. Green Goes Mainstream".
790 KNST is owned by Clear Channel Communications
.
KNST actually began in July 1981. It was started when Western Cities Broadcasting changed the format of soft-AC "Magic 94" KMGX which had been on the air for four years before that (the station was country-formatted KHOS before that). The calls stand for 'News Sports Talk'. The station was sold to Nationwide Communications
, a subsidiary of Nationwide Insurance, later in the 1980s. KNST broadcast on 940 AM until it was moved to 790 AM in 1993.
Nationwide later sold its Tucson stations to Tucson Radio Partners, which in turn was absorbed by Prism Radio and then Clear Channel Communications
in the 1990s.
The station was assigned the call letters "KWFM" on 1992-06-08. On 1993-04-04, the station changed its call sign to the current KNST.
KNST was the radio flagship station for University of Arizona
men's basketball and football
broadcasts from about 1984 until 2004, when the broadcasts moved to KCUB
, the local Fox Sports Radio
affiliate, branded as "1290 The Source".
All-news radio
All-news radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcast of news.All-news radio is available in both local and syndicated forms, and is carried in some form on both major US satellite radio networks...
/talk
Talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
in Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
, broadcasting in high definition (HD Radio
HD Radio
HD Radio, which originally stood for "Hybrid Digital", is the trademark for iBiquity's in-band on-channel digital radio technology used by AM and FM radio stations to transmit audio and data via a digital signal in conjunction with their analog signals...
) at 790 kHz. The station serves the greater Tucson area, including the nearby enclaves of Marana, Oro Valley, Green Valley, Sahuarita, Sierra Vista, and Vail.
790 KNST is the tenth most listened to commercial radio station in Tucson. (including noncommercial radio stations, KNST rates 13th).
Programming
790 KNST's weekday lineup parallels most Clear Channel talk stations. It includes Tucson's Morning Show with News Anchor Paul Birmingham, Rush LimbaughRush Limbaugh
Rush Hudson Limbaugh III is an American radio talk show host, conservative political commentator, and an opinion leader in American conservatism. He hosts The Rush Limbaugh Show which is aired throughout the U.S. on Premiere Radio Networks and is the highest-rated talk-radio program in the United...
, Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity is an American radio and television host, author, and conservative political commentator. He is the host of The Sean Hannity Show, a nationally syndicated talk radio show that airs throughout the United States on Premiere Radio Networks. Hannity also hosts a cable news show, Hannity,...
, Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
Glenn Edward Lee Beck is an American conservative radio host, vlogger, author, entrepreneur, political commentator and former television host. He hosts the Glenn Beck Program, a nationally syndicated talk-radio show that airs throughout the United States on Premiere Radio Networks...
, Dave Ramsey
Dave Ramsey
David L. Ramsey III is an American financial author, radio host, television personality, and motivational speaker.Ramsey's syndicated radio program The Dave Ramsey Show is promoted with a tagline that "It's about your life and your money," and it is heard on over 450 radio stations throughout the...
, Michael Savage
Michael Savage (commentator)
Michael Savage is a conservative American radio host, author, and political commentator. He is the host of The Savage Nation, a nationally syndicated talk show that airs throughout the United States on Talk Radio Network...
, Coast to Coast AM
Coast to Coast AM
Coast to Coast AM is a North American late-night syndicated radio talk show that deals with a variety of topics, but most frequently ones that relate to either the paranormal or conspiracy theories. It was created by Art Bell and is distributed by Premiere Radio Networks. The program currently...
, and The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
This Morning.
As well as local news every day, the station also delivers newscasts from Fox News Radio
Fox News Radio
Fox News Radio is an American radio network programmed by Fox News Channel.- History :In 2003, Fox News began syndicating one minute radio updates to radio stations via syndication service Westwood One. On June 1, 2005, Fox News Radio employed 60 people and provided five minute newscasts at the top...
every half hour.
Weekend programs and hosts include: Ric Edelman
Ric Edelman
Ric Edelman is the chairman and CEO of Edelman Financial Services, LLC., the author of several personal finance books and the host of a syndicated weekly personal finance talk radio show called The Ric Edelman Show...
, Cigar Dave, Armed American Radio, The Jesus Christ Show, Kim Komando
Kim Komando
Kim Komando is the host of an American talk radio program based on the popularity of personal computers, the use of the Internet, and the complexities of consumer electronics. The Kim Komando Show is broadcast and syndicated on over 450 radio stations in the U.S. and two stations in Ontario, Canada...
, Bob Brinker, Bill Cunningham, Coast to Coast AM
Coast to Coast AM
Coast to Coast AM is a North American late-night syndicated radio talk show that deals with a variety of topics, but most frequently ones that relate to either the paranormal or conspiracy theories. It was created by Art Bell and is distributed by Premiere Radio Networks. The program currently...
, and The Wall Street Journal This Weekend. Local how-to programming covers auto repair with "Under The Hood with Mark Salem", gardening and home repair with "Rosie On The House", and money saving, sustainability savvy with "Mrs. Green Goes Mainstream".
790 KNST is owned by Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
.
History
790 AM was home to one other Tucson broadcaster, KCEE, until the change to KWFM and the move of KNST from 940 AM.KNST actually began in July 1981. It was started when Western Cities Broadcasting changed the format of soft-AC "Magic 94" KMGX which had been on the air for four years before that (the station was country-formatted KHOS before that). The calls stand for 'News Sports Talk'. The station was sold to Nationwide Communications
Nationwide Communications
Nationwide Communications Inc. was a media subsidiary of the Nationwide Insurance Company, which operated from 1946 until 1997. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Nationwide Communications owned and operated a variety of radio and television stations across the United States until it sold off all its radio...
, a subsidiary of Nationwide Insurance, later in the 1980s. KNST broadcast on 940 AM until it was moved to 790 AM in 1993.
Nationwide later sold its Tucson stations to Tucson Radio Partners, which in turn was absorbed by Prism Radio and then Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
in the 1990s.
The station was assigned the call letters "KWFM" on 1992-06-08. On 1993-04-04, the station changed its call sign to the current KNST.
KNST was the radio flagship station for University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
men's basketball and football
Arizona Wildcats
-Athletic program:The University of Arizona participates in the NCAA's Division I-A in the Pacific-12 Conference Arizona participates in the conference's South Division, along with Arizona State, Colorado, UCLA, USC, and Utah...
broadcasts from about 1984 until 2004, when the broadcasts moved to KCUB
KCUB (AM)
KCUB is a commercial radio station located in Tucson, Arizona. KCUB airs a sports talk format. KCUB serves as the flagship station for University of Arizona Wildcats football and basketball games via IMG Sports...
, the local Fox Sports Radio
Fox Sports Radio
Fox Sports Radio, abbreviated FSR, is an international radio network consisting of sports talk programming. The network is a service of Premiere Networks...
affiliate, branded as "1290 The Source".