CKDM (''730 CKDM''), is a commercial AM

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located in

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, voted Broadcast Dialogue's Canadian Small Market Station Of The Year in 2021. Owned by Dauphin Broadcasting, the station airs a mix of

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programming. CKDM broadcasts with a power of 10,000 watts daytime, 5,000 watts night-time; the signal is non-directional daytime, but uses a two-tower directional antenna night-time.

History

Throughout its history, CKDM-AM has been owned by Dauphin Broadcasting Ltd. Dauphin Broadcasting applied for a license in 1950, but was denied. After failing to receive a license from the CBC in 1950, another application for a broadcast license was approved in 1951 on 1230kHz with 250 watts. Its first air date was on January 5, 1951. A move to 1050kHz with 1000 watts was made in 1956. In 1958, a further move to 730

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was made where the station has remained ever since. In 1960, a 10,000 watt transmitter was purchased from

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Sales, though the increased power was not used until later in the decade. In 1966, a power increase to 10,000 watts was made. In 2015, CKDM moved out of its downtown studio, a location they had since 1951 and moved further away, to 1735 Main Street South. They also bought a new transmitter.

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