KDKT (1410 AM) is a

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that serves as west central North Dakota's

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outlet, as KDKT Sports Radio 1410. KDKT covers a large portion of western North Dakota, including key cities such as Bismarck, Dickinson and

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. KDKT Sports Radio 1410 also carries regional, and local sports teams from

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such as the

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, and NDHSAA prep sports. Local on-air personalities include Jeff Baranick, and

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, who host the popular Friday Night Live program.

History and ownership

The station signed on the air in 1978 as KHOL under the ownership of Mercer Broadcasting Inc, with a

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format known as "Coal Country" which reflected the coal industry in Western North Dakota. In 2000, the station dropped Country in favor of an

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music format. In 2006, DSN Radio acquired the station changed call letters to KDKT and flipped the format to

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, with the popular

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network.

External links

KDKT official website
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KDKT Flips to CBS Sports Radio
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