KNIH
| City | Paradise, Nevada |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Las Vegas metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 970 kHz |
| First air date | February 21, 1962 |
| Format | Catholic religious radio |
| Power | 5,000 watts (day) 500 watts (night) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 33074 |
| Callsign meaning | K Nevada Immaculate Heart |
| Former callsigns | KVEG (?-?) KNUU (?-2012) |
| Owner |
Immaculate Heart Radio (IHR Educational Broadcasting) |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | ihradio.com |
KNIH (970 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to Paradise, Nevada and serves the Las Vegas Valley. The station is owned and operated by Immaculate Heart Radio and broadcasts a Roman Catholic religious radio format, including call-in shows, discussions and broadcasts of the Catholic mass. The call letters refer to Nevada Immaculate Heart.
The station broadcasts at 5000 watts by day. But to avoid interfering with other stations on AM 970, it reduces power at night to 500 watts. The transmitter is located off South Rainbow Boulevard near West Landberg Avenue in Las Vegas.
On February 21, 1962, the station first signed on the air as KVEG for "Las VEGas." It started as a daytime only radio station, powered at just 500 watts and signing off each day at sunset. In the 1980s, the station was authorized to broadcast around the clock, using a directional antenna at all times and increasing daytime power to 5000 watts.
Originally an affiliate with the CBS Radio network, KNIH was also affiliated with the ABC & CNN Radio news networks. For a time, the station broadcast an all-news radio format between 6 AM and Sunset every weekday, using the call letters KNUU.
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