KKNO
Radio station in Gretna, Louisiana, United States
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KKNO (750 AM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a brokered talk and gospel radio format. Licensed to Gretna, Louisiana, the station serves the New Orleans metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by Robert C. Blakes Enterprises, Inc.[2] It uses the slogan "Unmistakably Christian Radio."
| Simulcasts WBOK New Orleans | |
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| Broadcast area | New Orleans area |
| Frequency | 750 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Brokered programming, local news/talk and gospel |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Equity Broadcasting |
| WBOK | |
| History | |
First air date | September 10, 1988 |
Former call signs | KAIG (1987–1988) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 56784 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 250 watts daytime only |
Transmitter coordinates | 29°53′15″N 90°5′3″W |
| Translator | 107.1 K296HM (Gretna) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wbok1230.com |
By day, KKNO is powered at 250 watts, using a non-directional antenna. But because AM 750 is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A WSB in Atlanta, KKNO is a daytimer. To avoid interference, it must go off the air at night. The transmitter is on Industry Street in Harvey, Louisiana.[3]
History
On September 10, 1988, the station signed on the air.[4] As a construction permit, the unbuilt station was assigned the call letters KAIG on 1987-09-14. On 1988-12-12, the station changed its call sign to the current KKNO.[5]
In 1993, it was acquired by Robert C. Blake Enterprises for $275,000.
In 2025, it was acquired by Equity Broadcasting from Robert C. Blakes Enterprises for $200,000.[6]
