News Talk 840 KXNT will end its nearly 40-year run on Las Vegas AM radio effective Sept. 1. Host Alan Stock announced the closure Friday at the start of his “News at 8” program, reading from a prepared statement while wearing headphones.
“I have an important update for our listeners. Effective September 1, News Talk 840 KXNT will conclude its broadcast operation,” Stock said. “To put it simply, the station’s transmitter site is shutting down. Our parent company, Audacy, explored a number of alternative transmission options, but ultimately wasn’t able to identify a technically and financially viable long-term solution. This wasn’t an easy decision.”
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National programs from hosts including Glenn Beck and Mark Levin will no longer air in Las Vegas but remain available elsewhere.
“I know KXNT has been a part of this community for a long time, and it’s been an honor to spend time with you every day,” Stock continued. “I’m incredibly grateful to our listeners, our advertisers, and everyone who has made the station such an important part of Las Vegas.”
Station Senior Vice President/Marketing Manager Gina Massenzi said the approximately 40 full- and part-time staffers will remain with Audacy.
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KXNT-AM 840 signed on in 1986 as KVEG, mixing talk and middle-of-the-road music. It became KXNT in 1997—the “NT” standing for News/Talk—and adopted a traditional talk-radio format whose signature national program was “The Rush Limbaugh Show.”
KXNT signed on the air in 1986 with the call letters 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, Irwin Schiff and the syndicated Tom Leykis. In 1997, KVEG changed its call sign to KXNT with the "NT" standing for "News/Talk". The station moved to a more traditional talk radio line up; this included two programs, The Rush Limbaugh Show and Coast to Coast AM, previously heard on rival KDWN. Other talk shows included Dr. Laura and Bill Handel.
In 1998, Infinity Broadcasting acquired KXNT. In December 2005, Infinity was renamed CBS Radio. On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with Entercom. 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 simulcast 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 KXQQ-FM, however KXNT can still be heard on its HD2 subchannel.
Audacy will close KXNT on September 1, 2026, due to the loss of its tower site.