KDIX
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| Frequency | 1230 kHz (HD Radio) |
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| Branding | The Classic 1230 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Affiliations | ABC News Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Starrdak, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | May 16, 1947 |
Call sign meaning | Dickinson |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 62361 | |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts (unlimited) |
Transmitter coordinates | 46°52′21″N 102°44′38″W / 46.87250°N 102.74389°W |
| Repeater | 100.7 K264CV (Dickinson) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
KDIX (1230 AM, "The Classic 1230") is a radio station licensed to serve Dickinson, North Dakota, United States. It airs a classic hits music format[2] and carries network news from ABC News Radio. The station is also heard on translator station K264CV (100.7 FM) in Dickinson. KDIX is owned by Starrdak, Inc.
History
[edit]KDIX radio first went on the air May 16, 1947, with 250 watts of power.[3] It was purchased by Lee and Darlene Leiss in 1992 and the format was changed from Top 40 adult contemporary, to country rock and songs from the 1970s through the 1980s. This format change was to increase focus on the main age demographic of the area. Sports, local news and agriculture information, are the station's main programming features.
One of the best known radio voices in North Dakota, Rod Kleinjan has been on the air since 1972 serving Dickinson and the southwest North Dakota region with daily news, weather, and sports updates.
The station was assigned the KDIX call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.[4]
KDIX was an affiliate of CBS News Radio until the network's closure in 2026; it was replaced by ABC News Radio.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KDIX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ↑ "New Dickinson Radio Station Goes on Air Friday: Full-Scale Operation To Begin". The Dickinson Press. Dickinson, North Dakota. May 15, 1947. pp. 1, 3. Retrieved December 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ↑ Ellis, Jon (May 26, 2026). "Data Dump: ABC Gains the Most from CBS Radio Shutdown". NorthPine: Upper Midwest Broadcasting. Retrieved July 28, 2026.
External links
[edit]- KDIX official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 62361 (KDIX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KDIX in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 201571 (K264CV) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K264CV at FCCdata.org