KDMT (AM)
City | Arvada, Colorado |
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Broadcast area | Denver-Boulder, Colorado |
Branding | Denver's Money Talk 1690 |
Frequency | 1690 kHz |
Format | Business Talk |
Power |
10,000 watts (day) 1,000 watts (night) |
Class | B |
Facility ID | 86619 |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°39′21″N 105°4′27″W / 39.65583°N 105.07417°WCoordinates: 39°39′21″N 105°4′27″W / 39.65583°N 105.07417°W |
Callsign meaning | K Denver's Money Talk |
Former callsigns |
KAYK (1997-1998) KADZ (1998-1999) KDDZ (1999-2015) |
Owner |
Salem Media Group (Salem Media of Colorado, Inc.) |
Website |
moneytalk1690 |
KDMT (1690 AM) is a station licensed to Arvada, Colorado, serving the Denver-Boulder, Colorado market. The station is owned and operated by Salem Media Group.
History
On November 10, 1997, the station was assigned the call sign KAYK. The call sign was changed to KADZ on December 11, 1998. On January 15, 1999, the call sign was changed to KDDZ.[1] From its inception, the station aired Radio Disney programming.
On August 13, 2014, Disney put KDDZ and twenty-two other Radio Disney stations up for sale, in order to focus more on digital distribution of the Radio Disney network.[2][3]
On September 15, 2015, it was announced that Salem Media Group had acquired the last five Radio Disney owned-and-operated stations for sale (including KDDZ) for $2.225 million.[4] KDDZ was acquired through Salem Media of Colorado, Inc., for $550,000.[5] According to Radio Insight, KDDZ would become Salem's Wall Street Business Network affiliate in Denver.[6] The sale was completed on December 8, 2015[7] and the call sign was changed to KDMT. On December 17, 1690 began stunting with music by Johnny Cash as "Cash Country 1690". The stunt lead into the February 1, 2016 launch of "Money Talk 1690".[1]
References
- 1 2 "KDMT Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
- ↑ Lafayette, Jon (August 13, 2014). "Exclusive: Radio Disney Moving Off Air to Digital". Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- ↑ "Radio Disney to Sell the Majority of Its Stations". Billboard. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ Salem Acquires Radio Disney’s Final Five - Radio Insight
- ↑ "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ Daily Domains 11/15: Columbus To Go Boom - Radio Insight
- ↑ Consummation Notice - Federal Communications Commission
External links
- Official website
- Query the FCC's AM station database for KDMT
- Radio-Locator Information on KDMT
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KDMT