KDKT

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KDKT
Broadcast area Bismarck-Mandan
Frequency 1410 kHz
BrandingKDKT Sports Radio
Programming
Format Sports
Affiliations Fox Sports Radio
Infinity Sports Network
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 [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 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 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, Jim Kusler, Nathaniel Jones, and Josh Coleman who have hosted the popular Friday Night Live program.

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History and ownership

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. [4] The KDKT call sign is derived from "K North DaKoTa." [5]

Former logo KDKT CBSSports1410 logo.png
Former logo

References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for KDKT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "Facility ID 41175: History Card". Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Retrieved December 6, 2025.
  3. "New Stations". Broadcasting Magazine. January 1979.
  4. "North Dakota Format Changes". The M Street Journal. June 2000.
  5. "KDKT Flips to CBS Sports Radio". DSN Radio. Retrieved December 6, 2025.

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