KNPT

KNPT was a radio station broadcasting a news–talk format. Licensed to Newport, Oregon, United States, the station was owned by Yaquina Bay Communications, Inc., and featured programming from ABC News Radio and Westwood One.

History

KNPT signed on June 28, 1948, and was first licensed on February 2, 1949. Thomas R. Becker's Yaquina Radio sold the station and KNPT-FM 102.5 to Charmar Broadcasting for $1 million in 1979. David Miller's Yaquina Bay Communications bought KNPT and KYTE from Central Coast Broadcasting for $331,798.12 in 1995.
KNPT, along with its sister stations, shut down on December 31, 2023. The closure followed the August foreclosure of the stations' studios, which were sold to Oregon Coast Bank in a sheriff's sale on December 5. The Federal Communications Commission cancelled the station’s license on January 8, 2025.