KDTH

KDTH
Broadcast areaTri-States (Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin)
Frequency1370 kHz C-QUAM AM Stereo
BrandingAM 1370 KDTH
Programming
FormatAdult standards/MOR
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerRadio Dubuque, Inc.
KATF, KGRR, WVRE
History
First air date
May 4, 1941
Call sign meaning
Dubuque Telegraph Herald (former owner)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID73662
ClassB
Power5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
42°29′6.01″N 90°38′39.46″W / 42.4850028°N 90.6442944°W / 42.4850028; -90.6442944
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.radiodubuque.com/kdth/

KDTH (1370 AM) is a radio station based in Dubuque, Iowa. The station is owned by Radio Dubuque. KDTH is a "full service" local radio station with a full-time news department, sports director, farm director and staff of local personalities, many of whom have been part of the Dubuque radio scene for more than 30 years. Its transmitter and towers are located across the Mississippi River from Dubuque in East Dubuque, Illinois, just south of the U.S. 20 Bridge.[2] The daytime signal is 5 kilowatts non-directional utilizing one tower[3] while the nighttime signal is 5,000 watts directional utilizing all four towers on-site to direct the signal primarily to the north.[4]

The KDTH music format is described as Legendary Performers - Unforgettable Songs and it includes familiar oldies of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s blended with recordings by Sinatra, Bennett, Nat King Cole and others plus contemporary talents like Diana Krall, Jane Monheim, Rod Stewart, Carly Simon, Michael Buble and others who record songs from what is now called The Great American Songbook.

The station targets the large 45+ demographic in the tri-state area of Iowa, Wisconsin & Illinois.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KDTH". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "42°29'06.0"N 90°38'39.0"W".
  3. ^ "KDTH-AM Radio Station Coverage Map".
  4. ^ "KDTH-AM Radio Station Coverage Map".