KDAL (AM)
FCC | |
| Facility ID | 60230 |
|---|---|
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
| Translator(s) | 103.9 W280FB (Duluth) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kdal610.com |
KDAL (610
are at 11 East Superior Street, Suite 380, in downtown Duluth.By day, KDAL transmits with 5,000
Programming
Weekdays begin with Dave Stranberg and the KDAL Morning Show, featuring news, sports, weather, school closings and local information. Bruce Ciskie hosts a late morning sports show and Bob Sansevere is heard in afternoons. The rest of the weekday schedule comes from
Weekends feature shows on health, money, religion, technology, travel, cars and home repair, with a
History
KDAL
KDAL switched frequencies to the current 610 kHz on October 24, 1941, increasing power to 1,000 watts. The switchover was dramatically made from a plane flying over the city. In 1947, a new transmitter and tower were constructed at 63rd Avenue West along the harborfront. The facilities remain to this day. KDAL got another power increase again to 5,000 watts on August 7, 1947.[4] A new transmitter and tower were constructed for the boost in wattage. This enabled KDAL to serve a wider area. The event was celebrated with a "Kilowatt Karnival" in the Duluth Armory.
In the 1948-1949 season, CBS raided NBC and grabbed some of their biggest stars. Radio's highest rated program, "The Jack Benny Program", moved to CBS and KDAL in January, 1949. "Amos 'n' Andy", "George Burns & Gracie Allen", "Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy" and Bing Crosby also made the switch. CBS was suddenly the number one network and KDAL finally made some headway against NBC's WEBC.
KDAL made the jump to television as KDAL-TV (now KDLH) in 1953. FM station KDAL-FM went on the air in 1985.
Network programming moved from radio to television in the 1950s. KDAL featured a
In the beginning of the 2000s, Midwest acquired KDAL AM/FM,
In 2022, Midwest Communications merged the news-talk programming of sister station WDSM into KDAL.[5] Simultaneously, WDUL's sports-talk format was moved to WDSM. AM 710 is now branded as The Game with most programming originating from WRNW in Milwaukee. The 98.1 translator from WDSM moved to WDUL, which now airs a contemporary hit radio format as Hot 98.1.[6]
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KDAL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KDAL
- ^ Information from Broadcasting Yearbook 1941 page 132
- ^ "KDAL (610 kc) to Boost Power to 5 kw on Aug. 1" (PDF). Broadcasting. July 21, 1947. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ https://radioinsight.com/headlines/219682/midwest-shuffles-am-programming-in-duluth/
- ^ https://radioinsight.com/headlines/224482/its-getting-hot-in-duluth/
External links
- KDAL website
- Twin Ports Broadcasting
- KDAL in the FCC AM station database
- KDAL in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- W280FB in the FCC FM station database
- W280FB at FCCdata.org