KDTH (1370 AM) is a

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based in

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. The station is owned by

Radio Dubuque Radio Dubuque, Inc is a Dubuque, Iowa based corporation that owns four radio stations. The company was founded in 2000 by Tom Parsley and Don Rabbitt. The company currently owns KDTH AM 1370, and the following FM stations, 97.3 The Rock (formerly ...

. 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

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from Dubuque in

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just south of the U.S. 20 Bridge. The daytime signal is 5,000 watts non-directional utilizing one tower while the nighttime signal is 5,000 watts directional utilizing all four towers on-site to direct the signal primarily to the north. The KDTH music format is described as Legendary Performers - Unforgettable Songs and it includes familiar oldies of the 1950s, '60s and '70s 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.

History

On Sunday, May 4, 1941 KDTH began broadcasting. The station was housed at 8th and Bluff Streets in Dubuque - where it has remained to . The station broadcast with 1000 watts. The transmitter was located in

East Dubuque, Illinois East Dubuque is a city in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,505 at the 2020 census, down from 1,704 in 2010. East Dubuque is located alongside the Mississippi River. Across the river is the city of Dubuque, Iowa. The ...

, and it featured a three tower array. The station became established as an important news and information source in the Dubuque area. People like Bob Gribben, Betty Thomas, Gerald “Red” McAleece, and Gordon Kilgore became familiar names to a large part of the population.

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KDTH WebsiteRadio Dubuque Website
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