KLTC is a radio station

Radio station

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 broadcasting an Information/classic country

Classic country

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 format serving Southwestern North Dakota, Southeastern Montana and Northwestern South Dakota from Dickinson, North Dakota

Dickinson, North Dakota

As of the census of 2000, there were 16,010 people, 6,517 households, and 4,020 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,690.7 inhabitants per square mile . There were 7,033 housing units at an average density of 742.7 per square mile...

. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications

Clear Channel Communications

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KLTC is an ABC Information affiliate and airs ABC news at the top of the hour 24 hours a day. KLTC airs the Dakota News Network for North Dakota News and Sports. KLTC is also a Twins Baseball affiliate and a Vikings Football affiliate. KLTC also airs University of North Dakota Football, Basketball and Hockey and airs many Local High School Football, Basketball and Volleyball games. KLTC is known as the "Sports Leader in Southwest North Dakota"

History

KLTC began broadcasting in March 1978, at that time there was only one radio station broadcasting 18 hours a day with a Top 40/AC format in Dickinson ND and signed off at midnight. The nearest receivable radio stations in the daytime were Baker, Montana, Bismarck, North Dakota, Lemmon, South Dakota, and Williston, North Dakota, at night reception of these radio station were not the best. Roughrider Broadcasting Company decided that Dickinson and Southwestern North Dakota needed a radio station that broadcast 24 hours a day, hence KLTC was born. KLTC has been formatted with country music ever since, except for a brief period in 2004 when KLTC was formatted oldies. KLTC was originally owned by Roughrider Broadcasting until the mid-1990s, when Roberts Radio became the owners and in 2001 Clear Channel Communications acquired KLTC. KLTC Radio is proud to have Paul Quinn who is a radio legend in Southwest North Dakota and has been broadcasting on KLTC since March 1979. Paul had worked every shift on KLTC starting with overnights and is now the morning host.

External links

• KLTC official website