KDAL (AM)

KDAL

City	Duluth, Minnesota
Broadcast area	Duluth-Superior
Branding	NewsTalk 610 KDAL
Frequency	610 AM (kHz)
First air date	November 22, 1936
Format	Commercial; News/Talk
Power	5,000 watts
Class	B
Facility ID	60230
Callsign meaning	Dalton Alexander LeMasurier
Affiliations	CBS
Owner	Duey E. Wright (Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Sister stations	KDAL-FM, KTCO, WDSM, WDUL, KDWZ
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	kdal610.com

KDAL (610 AM) is an AM radio station broadcasting out of Duluth, Minnesota with a News/Talk format. KDAL is currently owned and operated by Midwest Communications. Midwest Communications also owns KDWZ, WDSM, WDUL, KTCO, and KDAL-FM in Duluth. All the Duluth stations share the same studio location at 715 East Central Entrance, up the hill from downtown.

KDAL broadcasts Minnesota Twins baseball, local news, weather, school closings, and cancellations. It is well heard throughout NE Minnesota and NW Wisconsin.

History

former logo

KDAL went on the air as a 100-watt station at 1490 kHz on November 22, 1936. The KDAL call sign came from the founder's name, Dalton A. LeMasurier. LeMasurier was President and General Manager of the station for many years.

On September 5, 1937, power increased to 250 watts and the station joined the CBS Radio network.

KDAL switched dial positions to the current 610 kHz on October 24, 1941, increasing power to 1000 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 and the harborfront. The facilities remain to this day. KDAL got another power increase again to 5,000 watts on August 7, 1947,^[1] as a new transmitter and tower were constructed. This enabled KDAL to serve an even wider area. The event was celebrated with a "Kilowatt Karnival" in the Duluth National Guard 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-3 in 1953. Both stations have remained with CBS up to the date of this writing in 2009. KDAL TV became KDLH in the late 1970s.

KDAL featured a full service AC format during the 1980s and 1990s.

References

↑ "KDAL (610 kc) to Boost Power to 5 kw on Aug. 1" (PDF). Broadcasting. July 21, 1947. Retrieved 4 October 2014.

External links

Radio stations in the Duluth–Superior market

By FM frequency	88.1 88.5 89.1 89.5 89.9 90.5 90.9 91.3 92.1 92.9 93.7 94.1 94.9 95.7 96.5 97.3 98.9 99.5 100.5 101.7 102.5 103.3 104.3 105.1 105.9 106.5 107.3 107.7

By AM frequency	560 610 710 850 970 1230 1490

By callsign	W203AL K231BI W215CG W293CT KBMX KDAL KDAL-FM KDKE KDNI KDNW KKCB KLDJ KQDS KQDS-FM KTCO KTWH-LP KUMD-FM KUWS KZIO K231BI WDSM WDUL WEBC WEGZ WGHF-LP WGZS WHSA WJRF WKLK WKLK-FM WNXR WQRM WSCD-FM WSCN WWAX WWEN

Nearby radio markets Brainerd Iron Range Minneapolis–St. Paul Rice Lake–Spooner St. Cloud See also List of radio stations in Minnesota List of radio stations in Wisconsin

News/Talk radio stations in the state of Minnesota

Stations	KASM – Albany KATE – Albert Lea KAUS – Austin KBRF – Fergus Falls KDAL – Duluth KDLM – Detroit Lakes KDUZ – Hutchinson KDWA – Hastings KLKS – Pequot Lakes KLTF – Little Falls KMHL – Marshall KMKO-FM – Lake Crystal KMRS – Morris KNSI – Saint Cloud KROC – Rochester KROX – Crookston KTLK – Minneapolis KTNF – St. Louis Park KTOE – Mankato KYCR - Minneapolis KVBR – Brainerd KWLM – Willmar KWNO – Winona KWOA - Worthington WCCO – Minneapolis WJON – Saint Cloud WNMT – Hibbing WWWI – Baxter WZFG – Dilworth (Fargo, North Dakota)

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Minnesota

Midwest Communications

Indiana	Evansville WABX WIKY-FM WLFW WSTO Terre Haute WBOW WDKE WDWQ WIBQ WMGI WPRS

Michigan	Battle Creek WNWN-FM WTOU Coldwater WTVB Holland WHTC WYVN Kalamazoo WKZO WNWN WQLR WVFM WZOX Lansing WJXQ WLMI WQTX WWDK

Minnesota	Duluth KDAL KDAL-FM KDKE KTCO WDSM WDUL Hibbing KMFG WMFG WMFG-FM WNMT WTBX WUSZ

North Dakota	Fargo KFGO KMJO KOYY KRWK KVOX KVOX-FM

South Dakota	Sioux Falls KELO KELO-FM KELQ KQSF KRRO KTWB KWSN

Tennessee	Knoxville WDKW WIMZ-FM WJXB-FM Nashville WCJK WJXA WNFN

Wisconsin	Appleton WGEE WYDR Green Bay WDKF WIXX WNCY-FM WNFL WTAQ/WTAQ-FM Wausau WDEZ WIFC WOZZ WRIG WSAU WSAU-FM Sheboygan WBFM WHBL WHBZ WXER

Website mwcradio.com

Coordinates: 46°43′14″N 92°10′36″W / 46.72056°N 92.17667°W / 46.72056; -92.17667

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