KQNT
Encyclopedia
KQNT is a news-talk radio station in Spokane, Washington
, United States
, that offers a mix of news and syndicated talk fare. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications
and features programing from Fox News Radio
and Premiere Radio Networks
.
, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Glenn Beck
, and Coast to Coast AM
, all shows distributed by Clear Channel's Premiere Radio Networks
. KQNT also airs a live local morning show from 5-9am. KQNT receives its hourly news updates from Fox News and local news, traffic, and weather updates from KREM
, Spokane's CBS TV affiliate.
After the necessary preparations, KHQ went on the air with great fanfare in Spokane from the Davenport Hotel on October 30, 1925. KHQ was Spokane's fourth radio station. According to the original Federal Radio Commission broadcast license records, radio stations KFZ, KOE, and KFIO (antecedent of the current KSBN) were on the air in Spokane before KHQ signed on in Spokane on October 30, 1925.
Wasmer moved the station's studios and office across Post Street from the Davenport Hotel to the seventh floor of Spokane Stock Exchange Building (also called the Eilers Building) in 1928 because the fledgling station had outgrown its quarters in the hotel. KGA
later joined KHQ in the building and the building was subsequently renamed the Radio Central Building.
After the Second World War, Cowles Publishing Company
, publisher of The Spokesman-Review newspaper, bought KHQ and used it to launch an FM station (now KISC) and a television station (which still bears the KHQ-TV
calls). KHQ stayed in the Radio Central Building until 1960 when it moved to a modern facility next to its transmitter site on South Regal on the Moran Prairie.
Cowles sold off its radio interests in 1984; on New Year's Day 1985, AM 590 changed its calls to KLSN. On December 12, 1986; the station changed its call sign to KAQQ, and on New Year's Day 2002 to the current KQNT.
Spokane, Washington
Spokane is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. It is the largest city of Spokane County of which it is also the county seat, and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, that offers a mix of news and syndicated talk fare. The station is currently 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...
and features programing 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...
and Premiere Radio Networks
Premiere Radio Networks
Premiere Networks is an American radio network. It is the largest syndication company in the United States based on popularity of programming...
.
Programs
590 KQNT offers a variety of talk radio programs, including 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...
, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, 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...
, and 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...
, all shows distributed by Clear Channel's Premiere Radio Networks
Premiere Radio Networks
Premiere Networks is an American radio network. It is the largest syndication company in the United States based on popularity of programming...
. KQNT also airs a live local morning show from 5-9am. KQNT receives its hourly news updates from Fox News and local news, traffic, and weather updates from KREM
KREM-TV
KREM is the CBS television station affiliate serving the Spokane, Washington–Coeur d'Alene, Idaho market. Its digital signal is seen on UHF channel 20. The station is owned and operated by the Belo Corporation, and is sister station with KSKN-TV, The CW affiliate in the market. The two...
, Spokane's CBS TV affiliate.
History
The station began on February 28, 1922 as KHQ, broadcasting from Seattle and owned by Louis Wasmer. After broadcasting in Seattle for two years, Wasmer then moved the station to Spokane in the summer of 1925.After the necessary preparations, KHQ went on the air with great fanfare in Spokane from the Davenport Hotel on October 30, 1925. KHQ was Spokane's fourth radio station. According to the original Federal Radio Commission broadcast license records, radio stations KFZ, KOE, and KFIO (antecedent of the current KSBN) were on the air in Spokane before KHQ signed on in Spokane on October 30, 1925.
Wasmer moved the station's studios and office across Post Street from the Davenport Hotel to the seventh floor of Spokane Stock Exchange Building (also called the Eilers Building) in 1928 because the fledgling station had outgrown its quarters in the hotel. KGA
KGA
KGA is a sports radio station based in Spokane, Washington.-History:Licensed on February 4, 1927, KGA was a successful country music outlet for most of its life until 1994, when it switched to a news/talk format. KGA's former owners also established a short lived, lower powered Country Music...
later joined KHQ in the building and the building was subsequently renamed the Radio Central Building.
After the Second World War, Cowles Publishing Company
Cowles Publishing Company
Cowles Publishing Company, sometimes shortened to Cowles Company, is a newspaper publisher and diversified company in Spokane, Washington in the United States. Cowles Publishing owns and operates the The Spokesman-Review newspaper in Spokane founded in 1894...
, publisher of The Spokesman-Review newspaper, bought KHQ and used it to launch an FM station (now KISC) and a television station (which still bears the KHQ-TV
KHQ-TV
KHQ-TV, virtual channel 6, is the NBC affiliate for Spokane, Washington. It broadcasts its digital signal on UHF channel 15. The station is owned by The KHQ Television Group, a subsidiary of Cowles Publishing Company, which owns The Spokesman-Review newspaper...
calls). KHQ stayed in the Radio Central Building until 1960 when it moved to a modern facility next to its transmitter site on South Regal on the Moran Prairie.
Cowles sold off its radio interests in 1984; on New Year's Day 1985, AM 590 changed its calls to KLSN. On December 12, 1986; the station changed its call sign to KAQQ, and on New Year's Day 2002 to the current KQNT.