KDKT
Radio station in Beulah–Bismarck, North Dakota From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
KDKT (1410 AM) is a radio station that serves as west central North Dakota's sports talk outlet, as KDKT Sports Radio 1410. 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, and Jim Kusler, who host the popular Friday Night Live program.
| Broadcast area | Bismarck-Mandan |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1410 kHz |
| Branding | KDKT Sports Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio Infinity Sports Network |
| 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 |
| Facility ID | 41175 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 1,000 watts day 189 watts night |
| Translator(s) | 106.5 K293CS (Beulah) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kdktsports.com |
The station signed on the air in 1978 as KHOL under the ownership of Mercer Broadcasting Inc, 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.
