KDTH

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KDTH
KDTHLogo.JPG
Broadcast areaTri-States (Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin)
Frequency 1370 kHz C-QUAM AM Stereo
BrandingAM 1370 KDTH
Programming
Format Adult standards/MOR
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner Radio Dubuque, Inc.
KATF, KGRR, WVRE
History
First air date
May 4, 1941
Call sign meaning
 Dubuque Telegraph Herald (former owner)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 73662
Class B
Power 5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
 42°29′6.01″N90°38′39.46″W / 42.4850028°N 90.6442944°W / 42.4850028; -90.6442944
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website www.radiodubuque.com/kdth/

KDTH (1370 AM) is a radio station based in Dubuque, Iowa. The station is owned by Radio Dubuque. KDTH is a "full service" local radio station with a full-time news department, sports director, farm director and staff of local personalities, many of whom have been part of the Dubuque radio scene for more than 30 years. Its transmitter and towers are located across the Mississippi River from Dubuque in East Dubuque, Illinois, just south of the U.S. 20 Bridge. [2] The daytime signal is 5 kilowatts non-directional utilizing one tower [3] while the nighttime signal is 5,000 watts directional utilizing all four towers on-site to direct the signal primarily to the north. [4]

Contents

The KDTH music format is described as Legendary Performers - Unforgettable Songs and it includes familiar oldies of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s blended with recordings by Sinatra, Bennett, Nat King Cole and others plus contemporary talents like Diana Krall, Jane Monheim, Rod Stewart, Carly Simon, Michael Buble and others who record songs from what is now called The Great American Songbook.

The station targets the large 45+ demographic in the tri-state area of Iowa, Wisconsin & Illinois.

History

On Sunday, May 4, 1941, KDTH began broadcasting. The station was housed at 8th and Bluff Streets in Dubuque - where it has remained to this day. The station broadcast with 1000 watts. The transmitter was located in East Dubuque, Illinois, and it featured a three tower array.

The station became established as an important news and information source in the Dubuque area. People like Bob Gribben, Betty Thomas, Gerald “Red” McAleece, and Gordon Kilgore became familiar names to a large part of the population.

Transmitter for KDTH-AM, all 4 antennas KDTH 4 antennas.jpg
Transmitter for KDTH-AM, all 4 antennas

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KDTH". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "42°29'06.0"N 90°38'39.0"W".
  3. ↑ "KDTH-AM Radio Station Coverage Map".
  4. ↑ "KDTH-AM Radio Station Coverage Map".
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