KDKD (AM)

KDKD (1280 AM) was a radio station broadcasting a farm and conservative talk format. Licensed to Clinton, Missouri, United States, the station was owned by Clayton and Brittany Radford, through licensee Radford Media Group, LLC. KDKD featured programming from Fox News Radio and Westwood One.[1]

KDKD
CityClinton, Missouri
Frequency1280 kHz
Branding1280 KDKD-AM
Programming
FormatFarm and conservative talk
AffiliationsFox News Radio, Westwood One
Ownership
OwnerClayton and Brittany Radford
(Radford Media Group, LLC)
KDKD-FM, KXEA
History
First air date
May 11, 1951 (1951-05-11)
Last air date
December 31, 2021 (2021-12-31)
Technical information
Facility ID12058
ClassD
Power1,000 watts day
58 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
38°23′42″N 93°46′18″W

History

KDKD signed on May 11, 1951, as a 1,000-watt daytimer owned by David M. Segal, joining a group that already included KTFS in Texarkana, Texas; KDMS in El Dorado, Arkansas; WGVM in Greenville, Mississippi; and KDAS in Malvern, Arkansas.[2] Additional stakes in the station were held by Lee E. Baker[2] and Jeanne F. Baker; the license was held by a partnership doing business as Clinton Broadcasting Company.[3] The Clinton Broadcasting Company sold the station to the Osage Broadcasting Company in 1956.[3]

Closure

On December 27, 2021, Radford Media Group announced that KDKD would shut down on at 5:15 p.m. on December 31, after being informed by Crown Castle that the station's tower was to be dismantled in January 2022. KDKD's final program, a 15-minute retrospective on the station's history, simulcasted on KDKD-FM. Kansas City Royals broadcasts, which had aired on KDKD since the team's inception, were moved to sister station KXEA.[4] The final song played on KDKD-AM was God Bless the U.S.A. by Lee Greenwood

References
  1. "KDKD Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "New 1 kW Outlet: KDKD Has Modern Plant" (PDF). Broadcasting–Telecasting. May 28, 1951. p. 40. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  3. "KDKD history cards" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  4. Venta, Lance (December 27, 2021). "KDKD To Cease Operations". RadioInsight. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
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