KDKT
Radio station in Beulah–Bismarck, North Dakota
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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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| Broadcast area | Bismarck-Mandan |
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| 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 | 106.5 K293CS (Beulah) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kdktsports.com |
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]
