# CKDM > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/CKDM > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/CKDM.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CKDM > Source revision: 1340198987 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Radio station in Dauphin, Manitoba}} {{Use Canadian English|date=February 2026}} {{unreferenced|date=April 2017}} {{Infobox radio station | country = CA | logo = CKDM-AM logo.png | logo_size = 200px | name = CKDM | airdate = January 5, [1951](/source/1951_in_radio) | frequency = 730 [kHz](/source/Hertz) ([AM](/source/AM_broadcasting)) | city = [Dauphin, Manitoba](/source/Dauphin%2C_Manitoba) | area = [Parkland Region](/source/Parkland_Region) | format = [Country](/source/Country_music)/[Adult Contemporary](/source/Adult_Contemporary) | owner = Dauphin Broadcasting | power = 10,000 [watt](/source/watt)s day
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](/source/English_language) | former_frequencies = 1230 kHz (1951–1956)
1050 kHz (1956–1958) | affiliations = [Dauphin Kings](/source/Dauphin_Kings) }} '''CKDM''' (''730 kHz, 730 CKDM''), is a commercial [AM](/source/AM_broadcasting) [radio station](/source/radio_station) located in [Dauphin, Manitoba](/source/Dauphin%2C_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](/source/Country_music), [adult contemporary](/source/adult_contemporary), community information and some [religious](/source/religion) 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](/source/Hertz) was made where the station has remained ever since. In 1960, a 10,000-watt transmitter was purchased from [Canadian Marconi](/source/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](/source/Canadian_Communications_Foundation) *{{RecnetCanada|CKDM}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ckdm}} Kdm Kdm Kdm Category:Dauphin, Manitoba Category:Radio stations established in 1951 Category:1951 establishments in Manitoba {{Manitoba-radio-station-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [CKDM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CKDM) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CKDM?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.