KNIT (AM)

KNIT (1320 kHz) is an AM radio station in Salt Lake City, Utah. It serves the Wasatch Front area of Utah. The station is one of the oldest in Salt Lake City, established in 1922 as KDYL. KNIT's transmitter site is on Pitchfork Lane in Murray, Utah, near Interstate 215. It broadcasts at 730 watts, using a single tower non-directional antenna. The station shares this tower with KJJC.

For the Dallas, Texas radio station that was KNIT from 2005 to 2012, see KNGO.
KNIT
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
Broadcast areaSalt Lake City metropolitan area
Frequency1320 kHz
Branding94.5 Utah's Hope
Programming
FormatChristian radio
NetworkYour Network of Praise
Ownership
OwnerHi-Line Radio Fellowship, Inc.
History
First air date
May 10, 1922 (as KDYL)
Former call signs
  • KDYL (1922–1959)
  • KCPX (1959–1983)
  • KBUG (1983–1987)
  • KCPX (1987–1988)
  • KEMX (1988–1989)
  • KUTR (1989–1992)
  • KCPX (2/1992–8/1992)
  • KCNR (1992–1996)
  • KFNZ (1996–2017)
Former frequencies
  • 833 kHz (1922–1924)
  • 1200 kHz (1924–1925)
  • 900 kHz (1925)
  • 1220 kHz (1925–1927)
  • 1215 kHz (1927)
  • 1160 kHz (1927–1928)
  • 1290 kHz (1928–1941)
Technical information
Facility ID53500
ClassB
Power730 watts
Transmitter coordinates
40°39′57″N 111°54′26″W
Translator(s)94.5 K233DV (Draper)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websiteutahshope.com

KNIT carries the Christian radio programming of Your Network of Praise. The non-profit organization also has stations in Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, and North Dakota. The network holds periodic fundraisers on the air to support its ministry. National religious leaders heard on KNIT include David Jeremiah, Joni Eareckson Tada, Chuck Swindoll and Jim Daly.

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