Bismarck is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. It is the second-most populous city in North Dakota after Fargo. The city's population was census in 2020 at 73,622, while its metropolitan population was 133,626. In 2020, Forbes magazine ranked Bismarck as the seventh fastest-growing small city in the United States.
KCND is a public radio station licensed to Bismarck. It signed on the air in 1981 as Prairie Public Radio, which later became part of the statewide North Dakota Public Radio network, the entirety of which was later renamed Prairie Public Radio. It currently broadcasts with an effective radiated power of 50 kW on 90.5 MHz.
CFXY-FM is a Canadian radio station in Fredericton, New Brunswick, that broadcasts at 105.3 MHz. The station uses the on-air brand Bounce 105.3 with an adult hits format. The station is owned by Bell Media, which also owns sister stations CIBX-FM and CKHJ. The station's transmitter is off Route 620 at Hamtown Corner in Douglas, north west of Fredericton.
KACL is a radio station in Bismarck, North Dakota, owned by Townsquare Media airing a classic hits format competing against Radio Bismarck-Mandan's KXRV "Mojo 107.5". The station signed on in 1997 and has never changed its format, although it shifted from 1960s and 1970s music based oldies to 1970s and 1980s based classic hits in 2009.
WSRT is a country station that broadcasts out of Gaylord, Michigan. The 100,000-watt station was also simulcast on 105.5 WSRJ Honor/Traverse City. Throughout most of its life, it was best known as a CHR/Top 40-formatted station known as WKPK.
KYYY is a radio station in Bismarck, North Dakota, owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. with a Top 40 (CHR) format that competes against Townsquare Media's KKCT "Hot 97.5".
KBYZ, known as "96.5 The Fox", is a radio station located in Bismarck, North Dakota, United States, owned by Townsquare Media. The station airs a classic rock format that competes against iHeartMedia's active rock formatted KSSS/101.5 "Rock 101".
KSSS, known as "Rock 101", is a radio station in Bismarck, North Dakota, owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.. The station airs active rock and primarily competes against Townsquare Media's classic rock KBYZ "96.5 The Fox".
KQDY, known as "KQ 94.5", is a radio station located in Bismarck, North Dakota, United States, owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.. The stations airs a country music format competing with Townsquare Media's KUSB "US 103.3" and Radio Bismarck-Mandan's KKBO "105.9 The Big Rig".
KBMR, known as "Country 1130", is a radio station located in Bismarck, North Dakota, owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.. The station runs a classic country format. It is one of six iHeartMedia-owned stations in the Bismarck-Mandan area.
KLTA-FM is a radio station based in Fargo, North Dakota, though licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to Moorhead, Minnesota, owned by Jim Ingstad's Radio FM Media. The station carries an Adult-oriented Top 40 (CHR) format. KLTA and Rhythmic CHR-formatted HD2 translator K245BY compete against heritage Top 40 (CHR) KOYY.
KKCT, known as Hot 97.5, is a Top 40 (CHR) radio station licensed to Bismarck, North Dakota that competes against iHeartMedia's KYYY/92.9 "Y93".
KLXX, known as "Super Talk 1270", is a radio station located midway between Mandan and Bismarck, North Dakota, United States. It has always been licensed to Mandan, although most of its audience is in neighboring Bismarck. KLXX currently broadcasts with a talk radio format.
KNDR is a Christian radio station founded in 1977 in Mandan, North Dakota. Before KLBE-LP signed on, it was the only local source in Bismarck-Mandan for contemporary Christian music, along with Bible-based talk and teaching programming.
KYMV is an adult hits formatted radio station serving the Salt Lake Valley. The Broadway Media outlet broadcasts at 100.7 MHz with an ERP of 88 kW and is currently licensed to Woodruff, Utah. They also use five on-channel boosters in the area to cover the metro due to its transmitter being based on Humpy Peak, located 50 miles east of Salt Lake City. The station's studios are located in Downtown Salt Lake City.
KUSB, known as "103.3 US Country", is a radio station located in Bismarck, North Dakota, owned by Townsquare Media that signed on September 25, 2006 with a country music format, directly competing with Clear Channel Communications' KQDY 94.5 and Radio Bismarck-Mandan's KKBO "105.9 The Big Rig".
WASJ is a radio station broadcasting an adult hits music format, under the Bob FM branding. Licensed to Panama City Beach, Florida, United States, the station is currently owned by Aaron S. Lee, through licensee Great American Media, L.L.C.
WDRR also known as "93.9 Bob FM", is a classic hits radio station located in Augusta, Georgia. The station is licensed to the town of Martinez, Georgia by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and broadcasts with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 13 kW. The station is owned by Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc., through licensee Beasley Media Group, LLC. Its studios are located just two blocks from the Augusta-Richmond County border in unincorporated Columbia County, Georgia and the transmitter is in Augusta proper near Fort Gordon.
The following is a list of media in Bismarck, North Dakota, United States:
KXRV is a radio station in Bismarck, North Dakota, serving the Bismarck-Mandan area with a classic hits music format branded as "MOJO 107.5" that competes against Townsquare Media's KACL "Cool 98.7". The station broadcasts from a storefront studio on North 4th Street in Bismarck, with a lineup including several longtime Bismarck radio personalities.
