KNIT (AM)
radio station in Salt Lake City
KNIT (1320 kHz) is an AM radio station in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is one of the oldest stations in Salt Lake City, established in 1922 as KDYL. The studios are on South Murray Boulevard. KNIT carries a Christian radio format supplied by Your Network of Praise, featuring Christian music and teaching programs. 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.
KNIT is a Class B station with its transmitter on Pitchfork Lane in Murray, Utah, near Interstate 215. It broadcasts with 730 watts, using a single non-directional antenna. The station shares this tower with KJJC 1230 AM. Programming is also heard on FM translator K233DV on 94.5 MHz in Draper, Utah.
History
KDYL
Effective December 1, 1921, the U.S. Department of Commerce, in charge of radio at the time, adopted a regulation formally establishing a broadcasting station category, which set aside the wavelength of 360 meters (833 kHz) for entertainment broadcasts, and 485 meters (619 kHz) for farm market and weather reports.
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