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| Broadcast area | Southeastern North Dakota |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1220kHz |
| Branding | The Tornado 1220 AM 95.9 FM 100.3 FM |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KDAK,KOVC,KQLX,KQLX-FM,KQDJ,KQDJ-FM,KRVX,KXGT,KYNU | |
| History | |
First air date | July 31,1959 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 60499 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 1,000watts day 327 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 46°7′23″N98°5′21″W / 46.12306°N 98.08917°W /46.12306; -98.08917 |
| Translators | 95.9 K240CJ (Oakes) 100.3 K262DH (Oakes) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | newsdakota.com |
KDDR (1220AM, "The Tornado") is aradio station licensed toOakes, North Dakota. The station is owned by Robert Ingstad, Tallie Colville, and Todd Ingstad, through licensee i3G Media, Inc., with acountry music format throughout the day, and is Southeastern North Dakota's sports leader, as an affiliate of theMinnesota Twins,Minnesota Vikings,Minnesota Timberwolves andNorth Dakota State Bison football radio networks, and more than 100 high school sporting events a year, includingHigh School Football,Basketball,Baseball,Volleyball,Wrestling andAmerican Legion Baseball.
KDDR was honored more than 30 times between 2012 and 2018 by the North Dakota Broadcasters Association,Associated Press, and Midwest Broadcast Journalism Association; primarily for excellence in local sports coverage.
For many years, KDDR was a part of the Dakota County Radio Network, which featured programming primarily carried fromKOVC inValley City, North Dakota, and simulcast onKDAK inCarrington, North Dakota. On February 1, 2018, KDDR was rebranded as "The Tornado", with a deeper focus on the Oakes and surrounding areas, and the 'Dakota County' branding was officially retired.
The station was assigned the KDDR call letters by theFederal Communications Commission.[2]
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