KDAL-FM
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KDAL-FM "Rock 96" is a radio station in Duluth, Minnesota
airing a mainstream rock
format.
KDAL-FM is owned by Midwest Communications
, which also owns KDWZ, WDSM
, WGEE
, KDAL
, and KTCO
in Duluth. All the Duluth stations share the same studio location at 715 East Central Entrance, up the hill from downtown.
show weeknights. Upon changing its name to "The Bridge" on January 1, 2006 it aired a variation of the adult hits
format that was best described as a classic hits
/adult album alternative
(AAA) hybrid. In 2008 the station began airing a full-fledged AAA
format.
On September 13, 2010 KDAL-FM changed their format from Adult Album Alternative
as "Bridge 95.7" to Classic rock
, branded as "Rock 96" and focusing on rock music from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.
By the summer of 2011, "Rock 96" tweaked to a full blown mainstream rock
format playing a mix of classic rock
and rock from the 1970s, 80s, 90s, 2000s, to current active rock
music, competing between heritage classic rock
94.9 KQDS-FM
and active rock
104.3/94.1 KZIO
"94X".
(KDAL-FM's logo under its previous AAA format)
Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...
airing a mainstream rock
Mainstream rock
Mainstream rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations in the United States and Canada.-Format background:...
format.
KDAL-FM is owned by Midwest Communications
Midwest Communications
Midwest Communications, Inc. consists of Midwest Communications, Inc. and WRIG, Inc., which collectively own forty-six radio stations. The Company got its start in Wausau, Wisconsin, with WRIG, Inc. and the acquisition by the D.E. Wright family of a 1400 kHz, 250 watt AM facility from the...
, which also owns KDWZ, WDSM
WDSM
WDSM is a talk radio station in Duluth, Minnesota, . WDSM was created in 1938 as an affiliate of the Mutual Broadcasting System. The requested call letters were W Duluth Superior Mutual. WDSM provided Mutual programming throughout the Iron Range of Norther Minnesota as well as the...
, WGEE
WGEE
WGEE is a radio station licensed in Superior, Wisconsin. The station is owned and operated by Midwest Communications, which owns six stations in Duluth, Minnesota. All the Duluth stations share the same studio location at 715 East Central Entrance, up the hill from downtown.WGEE airs programming...
, KDAL
KDAL (AM)
KDAL is an AM radio station broadcasting out of Duluth, Minnesota with a News/Talk format. KDAL is currently owned and operated by Midwest Communications. Midwest Communications also owns KDWZ, WDSM, WGEE, KTCO, and KDAL-FM in Duluth...
, and KTCO
KTCO
KTCO is a radio station in Duluth, Minnesota, airing a country music format. KTCO-FM is owned by Midwest Communications, which also owns KDWZ, WDSM, WGEE, KDAL, and KDAL-FM in Duluth...
in Duluth. All the Duluth stations share the same studio location at 715 East Central Entrance, up the hill from downtown.
Previous formats and monikers
KDAL-FM previously carried an adult contemporary format under the names "96 Lite FM" and "Magic 95.7". KDAL aired the syndicated DeliliahDelilah Rene
Delilah Rene Luke , almost always known mononymously as Delilah, is an American radio personality, author, and songwriter, best known as the host of a nationally syndicated nightly U.S...
show weeknights. Upon changing its name to "The Bridge" on January 1, 2006 it aired a variation of the adult hits
Adult hits
Adult hits is a radio format, popular in the early 2000s, that does not adhere to a specific music genre, but instead draws from a wider playlist...
format that was best described as a classic hits
Classic hits
Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format...
/adult album alternative
Adult album alternative
Adult album alternative is a radio format. A spinoff from the album-oriented rock format, its roots trace to the 1960s and 1970s from the earlier freeform and progressive formats....
(AAA) hybrid. In 2008 the station began airing a full-fledged AAA
Adult album alternative
Adult album alternative is a radio format. A spinoff from the album-oriented rock format, its roots trace to the 1960s and 1970s from the earlier freeform and progressive formats....
format.
On September 13, 2010 KDAL-FM changed their format from Adult Album Alternative
Adult album alternative
Adult album alternative is a radio format. A spinoff from the album-oriented rock format, its roots trace to the 1960s and 1970s from the earlier freeform and progressive formats....
as "Bridge 95.7" to Classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
, branded as "Rock 96" and focusing on rock music from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.
By the summer of 2011, "Rock 96" tweaked to a full blown mainstream rock
Mainstream rock
Mainstream rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations in the United States and Canada.-Format background:...
format playing a mix of classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
and rock from the 1970s, 80s, 90s, 2000s, to current active rock
Active rock
Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock plays contemporary rock artists with a mix of songs common in the classic rock radio format.-Format background:...
music, competing between heritage classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
94.9 KQDS-FM
KQDS-FM
KQDS-FM is a classic rock music formatted radio station located in Duluth, Minnesota. It is owned by Red River Broadcasting, and follows a format similar to that of the well-known KQRS-FM in the Twin Cities....
and active rock
Active rock
Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock plays contemporary rock artists with a mix of songs common in the classic rock radio format.-Format background:...
104.3/94.1 KZIO
KZIO
KZIO is a radio station located in Duluth, Minnesota that airs an active rock format.The station is owned by Red River Broadcasting, which also owns KQDS-TV channel 21, KQDS 1490, KQDS-FM 94.9, and WWAX-FM 92.1...
"94X".
Previous logo
(KDAL-FM's logo under its previous AAA format)