KCNN

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

KCNN

City of license	East Grand Forks, Minnesota
Broadcast area	Grand Forks-East Grand Forks
Branding	KCNN 1590
Slogan	The Big Boys of Talk are Here
First air date	1979
Frequency	1590 AM (kHz)
Format	Talk/Sports
Power	5,000 watts (day) 1,000 watts (night)
Callsign meaning	affiliate of CNN Radio
Former callsigns	KRAD
Affiliations	CNN, ESPN
Owner	Leighton Broadcasting
Website	http://www.kcnn.com/

KCNN is a news and talk radio station based in Grand Forks, North Dakota (licensed to East Grand Forks, Minnesota) broadcasting on 1590 AM. The station used the call sign KRAD until 1985. It's owned by Leighton Broadcasting, which also owns KNOX-AM. KNOX is also a news/talk radio station with focuses on local and regional events, while KCNN focuses on national events with syndicated talk show hosts such as Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Michael Savage. ESPN Radio is heard during the overnights on KCNN. The station occasionally broadcasts local high school athletic events. The station currently airs CNN Radio content, and had used the CNN logo as part of the KCNN logo.

Nationally known talk show host Scott Hennen originally hosted "Hot Talk" on KCNN until moving to WDAY-AM in Fargo, North Dakota in 2001. Hennen is a frequent fill-in host for nationally syndicated Sean Hannity. "Hot Talk" was later replaced with Mike McNamara's "Mac Talk" on co-owned KNOX-AM 1310.

Leighton Broadcasting also owns KNOX-AM 1310 (News/Talk), KNOX-FM 94.7 (Classic country), KYCK 97.1 (Country), and KZLT 104.3 (Adult contemporary) in Grand Forks.