KDKT

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 1410 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.

KDKT
CityBeulah, North Dakota
Broadcast areaBismarck-Mandan
Frequency1410 kHz 106.5 MHz
BrandingKDKT Sports Radio
Programming
FormatCommercial; Sports
AffiliationsCBS Sports Radio, Premiere Networks
Ownership
OwnerDigital 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
Facility ID41175
ClassB
Power1,000 watts day
189 watts night
Translator(s)106.5 K293CS (Beulah)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitekdktsports.com

History and ownership

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.


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