KDKT
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Broadcast area | Bismarck-Mandan |
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| Frequency | 1410 kHz |
| Branding | KDKT Sports Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio Westwood One Sports |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Digital Syndicate Network |
| History | |
First air date | December 18, 1978 (as KHOL) |
Former call signs | KHOL (1978–2006) |
Call sign meaning | K North DaKoTa |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 41175 | |
| Class | B |
| Power | 1,000 watts day 189 watts night |
| Translator | 106.5 K293CS (Beulah) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kdktsports.com |
KDKT (1410 AM) is a radio station that serves as west central North Dakota's sports talk outlet, as "KDKT SportsRadio". KDKT covers a large portion of western North Dakota, including key cities such as Bismarck, Dickinson and Minot. "KDKT Sports Radio" also carries regional, and local sports teams from North Dakota such as the University of North Dakota, Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, Bismarck State College, and NDHSAA prep sports. Local on-air personalities include Jeff Baranick, Jim Kusler, Nathaniel Jones, Josh Coleman, and Jimmy Covers who have hosted the popular Friday Night Live program.
History and ownership
[edit]The station, licensed to Beulah, North Dakota, first signed on the air on December 18, 1978, with the original call sign KHOL.[2] The station was originally owned by Mercer Broadcasting Inc. and featured a country music format, which it branded as "Coal Country," reflecting the major industry in the area.[3] with a country music format known as "Coal Country" which reflected the coal industry in Western North Dakota. In 2000, the station dropped Country in favor of an adult contemporary music format. In 2006, DSN Radio acquired the station changed call letters to KDKT and flipped the format to sports, with the popular CBS Sports Radio network. Today KDKT is North Dakota's affiliate of the Westwood One Sports network. [4] The KDKT call sign is derived from "K North DaKoTa."[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KDKT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Facility ID 41175: History Card". Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Retrieved December 6, 2025.
- ^ "New Stations". Broadcasting Magazine. January 1979.
- ^ "North Dakota Format Changes". The M Street Journal. June 2000.
- ^ "KDKT Flips to CBS Sports Radio". DSN Radio. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
External links
[edit]- KDKT official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 41175 (KDKT) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KDKT in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 202487 (K293CS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K293CS at FCCdata.org
- KDKT Flips to CBS Sports Radio
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