KNST's automation is pathetic. All too frequently there are long lapses of dead air and times when local spots/PSAs are run right over the top of satellite feed. This frequently occurs on weekends and overnights. For example, this morning there was another five minutes of dead air between 5:55-6:00am. This sloppiness on KNST has been going on for long time, at least since 2004 when I moved here. You might expect this from a struggling operation such as the Jolt, but from Clear Channel? Why doesn't management fix it?