▁country ▁giant ▁K RA K ▁switched ▁formats ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁decl ining ▁AM ▁music ▁audience . ▁ ▁K HT K ▁started ▁out ▁with ▁a ▁talk ▁radio ▁format ▁( as ▁" Hot ▁T alk ▁ 1 1 4 0 ") ▁until ▁converting ▁to ▁a ▁full - time ▁sports ▁format , ▁which ▁was ▁originally ▁brand ed ▁as ▁" S ports ▁ 1 1 4 0 " ▁before ▁adopt ing ▁" The ▁F an " ▁brand ing ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁K HT K ▁began ▁to ▁identify ▁itself ▁as ▁" C BS ▁Sports ▁ 1 1 4 0 ." ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁ 6 ▁months ▁after ▁ident ifying ▁as ▁" C BS ▁Sports ▁ 1 1 4 0 ," ▁K HT K ▁switched ▁its ▁brand ing ▁back ▁to ▁" K HT K ▁Sports ▁ 1 1 4 0 ", ▁then ▁to ▁" S ports ▁ 1 1 4 0 ▁K HT K ". ▁One ▁of ▁K HT K ' s ▁initial ▁sports ▁hosts ▁was ▁Pro ▁Football ▁Hall ▁of ▁F amer ▁Jack ▁Young blo od , ▁who ▁co - host ed ▁with ▁Mike ▁Rem y , ▁the ▁station ' s ▁former ▁program ▁director . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁CBS ▁Corporation ▁announced ▁that ▁K HT K ▁and ▁its ▁five ▁sister ▁stations ▁in ▁Sac r amento ▁were ▁being ▁put