KDKT
Encyclopedia
KDKT is a radio station that serves as West-Central North Dakota's Fox Sports Radio
outlet, as "Fox Sports Radio 1410." KDKT's former call letters were KHOL, which carried an Adult Contemporary
format. It was originally a country music
format known as "Coal Country", when it launched in 1978.
KHOL was purchased in 2006 by Arizona
-based media firm Digital Syndicate Network, LLC from Two Guys Broadcasting, Inc. The station was originally owned by Mercer Broadcasting.
KDKT covers a large portion of West-Central North Dakota, including key cities such as Bismarck
, Dickinson
and Minot
. The station dropped its longtime call letters of KHOL in favor of KDKT in March 2006. The station is the home of Fox Sports Radio
, as well as the popular syndicated sports talker Jim Rome
. "Fox Sports Radio 1410" also carries regional, and local sports teams from North Dakota
.
Fox Sports Radio
Fox Sports Radio, abbreviated FSR, is an international radio network consisting of sports talk programming. The network is a service of Premiere Networks...
outlet, as "Fox Sports Radio 1410." KDKT's former call letters were KHOL, which carried an Adult Contemporary
Adult contemporary music
Adult contemporary music is a broad style of popular music that ranges from lush 1950s and 1960s vocal music to predominantly ballad-heavy music with varying degrees of rock influence, as well as a radio format that plays such music....
format. It was originally a country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format known as "Coal Country", when it launched in 1978.
KHOL was purchased in 2006 by Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
-based media firm Digital Syndicate Network, LLC from Two Guys Broadcasting, Inc. The station was originally owned by Mercer Broadcasting.
KDKT covers a large portion of West-Central North Dakota, including key cities such as Bismarck
Bismarck, North Dakota
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 61,272 at the 2010 census, while its metropolitan population was 108,779...
, Dickinson
Dickinson, North Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 16,010 people, 6,517 households, and 4,020 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,690.7 inhabitants per square mile . There were 7,033 housing units at an average density of 742.7 per square mile...
and Minot
Minot, North Dakota
Minot is a city located in north central North Dakota in the United States. It is most widely known for the Air Force base located approximately 15 miles north of the city. With a population of 40,888 at the 2010 census, Minot is the fourth largest city in the state...
. The station dropped its longtime call letters of KHOL in favor of KDKT in March 2006. The station is the home of Fox Sports Radio
Fox Sports Radio
Fox Sports Radio, abbreviated FSR, is an international radio network consisting of sports talk programming. The network is a service of Premiere Networks...
, as well as the popular syndicated sports talker Jim Rome
Jim Rome
Jim Rome is an American sports radio talk show host syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks, a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications....
. "Fox Sports Radio 1410" also carries regional, and local sports teams from North Dakota
North Dakota
North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....
.