{{short description|Radio station in Dauphin, Manitoba}} {{Use Canadian English|date=February 2026}}
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{{Infobox radio station | country = CA | logo = CKDM-AM logo.png | logo_size = 200px | name = CKDM | airdate = January 5, 1951 | frequency = 730 kHz (AM) | city = Dauphin, Manitoba | area = Parkland Region | format = Country/Adult Contemporary | owner = Dauphin Broadcasting | power = 10,000 watts day<br>5,000 watts night | branding = 730 CKDM | class = B | webcast = [http://730ckdm.com/listenlive/ Listen Live] | website = [http://www.730ckdm.com 730ckdm.com] | coordinates = {{coord|51|09|08|N|100|13|48|W|type:landmark_region:CA|display=inline, title}} | callsign_meaning = '''CK D'''auphin, '''M'''anitoba (broadcast area) | language = English | former_frequencies = 1230 kHz (1951–1956)<br>1050 kHz (1956–1958) | affiliations = Dauphin Kings }}
'''CKDM''' (''730 kHz, 730 CKDM''), is a commercial AM radio station located in Dauphin, Manitoba, voted Broadcast Dialogue's Canadian Small Market Station Of The Year in 2021. Owned by Dauphin Broadcasting, the station airs a mix of country, adult contemporary, community information and some religious programming.
CKDM broadcasts with a power of 10,000 watts daytime, 5,000 watts night-time; the signal is non-directional daytime, but uses a two-tower directional antenna night-time.
== History == Throughout its history, CKDM-AM has been owned by Dauphin Broadcasting Ltd.
Dauphin Broadcasting applied for a license in 1950, but was denied. After failing to receive a license from the CBC in 1950, another application for a broadcast license was approved in 1951 on 1230 kHz with 250 watts. Its first air date was on January 5, 1951. A move to 1050 kHz with 1000 watts was made in 1956.
In 1958, a further move to 730 kHz was made where the station has remained ever since.
In 1960, a 10,000-watt transmitter was purchased from Canadian Marconi Sales, though the increased power was not used until later in the decade.
In 1966, a power increase to 10,000 watts was made.
In 2015, CKDM moved out of its downtown studio, a location they had since 1951, and moved further away, to 1735 Main Street South. They also bought a new transmitter.
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Official website|www.730ckdm.com|730 CKDM}} *[https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/manitoba/ckdm-am/ CKDM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation *{{RecnetCanada|CKDM}}
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