KDOG
Encyclopedia
KDOG, better known as "Hot 96.7", is a radio station
serving Mankato, Minnesota
. The station airs an Top 40 (CHR)
format. They are licensed
to North Mankato, Minnesota
and serves the Mankato
area and the Minnesota River Valley. KDOG is owned by Linder Radio Group
.
format as "96.7 K-Dog" competing with KEEZ "Z99". Over the years, the station has tweaked its on-air presentation slightly, going so far as to rebrand itself as "96.7 The Spot" in May 1999, with a modern AC orientation and the syndicated Bob and Sheri morning show. The station dropped the "Spot" moniker and transitioned to a broader hot adult contemporary format in August 2002, and flipped to adult hits
in 2006. Starting on March 1st 2006, Brad and Sarah took over the morning show spot and have been together for 5 years, they are to this date the longest running morning show that station has seen. From April 2006 to July 2008, KDOG was simulcast
ed on sister station KNSG
in Springfield, Minnesota
, which serves Redwood Falls
and Marshall
. On September 4, 2009, KDOG returned to its CHR
roots as "Hot 96.7".
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
serving Mankato, Minnesota
Mankato, Minnesota
Mankato is a city in Blue Earth, Nicollet, and Le Sueur counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 39,309 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth largest city in Minnesota outside of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. The county seat of Blue Earth County, it is located...
. The station airs an Top 40 (CHR)
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
format. They are licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to North Mankato, Minnesota
North Mankato, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,798 people, 4,744 households, and 3,178 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,502.5 people per square mile . There were 5,046 housing units at an average density of 1,070.3 per square mile...
and serves the Mankato
Mankato, Minnesota
Mankato is a city in Blue Earth, Nicollet, and Le Sueur counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 39,309 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth largest city in Minnesota outside of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. The county seat of Blue Earth County, it is located...
area and the Minnesota River Valley. KDOG is owned by Linder Radio Group
Linder Radio Group
Linder Radio Group is a media company based in Mankato, Minnesota. It owns and operates 16 radio stations in southern Minnesota. The company is owned by the family of John Linder....
.
History
The station went on the air in 1984 with a Top 40 (CHR)Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
format as "96.7 K-Dog" competing with KEEZ "Z99". Over the years, the station has tweaked its on-air presentation slightly, going so far as to rebrand itself as "96.7 The Spot" in May 1999, with a modern AC orientation and the syndicated Bob and Sheri morning show. The station dropped the "Spot" moniker and transitioned to a broader hot adult contemporary format in August 2002, and flipped to 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...
in 2006. Starting on March 1st 2006, Brad and Sarah took over the morning show spot and have been together for 5 years, they are to this date the longest running morning show that station has seen. From April 2006 to July 2008, KDOG was simulcast
Simulcast
Simulcast, shorthand for "simultaneous broadcast", refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at the same time. For example, Absolute Radio is simulcast on both AM and on satellite radio, and the BBC's Prom concerts are often...
ed on sister station KNSG
KNSG
KNSG is a radio station in Springfield, Minnesota. It carries ABC Radio's Classic Hits music format....
in Springfield, Minnesota
Springfield, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,215 people, 897 households, and 562 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,223.9 people per square mile . There were 968 housing units at an average density of 534.9 per square mile...
, which serves Redwood Falls
Redwood Falls, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,459 people, 2,266 households, and 1,389 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,167.1 people per square mile . There were 2,377 housing units at an average density of 508.2 per square mile...
and Marshall
Marshall, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,735 people, 4,914 households, and 2,914 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,537.0 people per square mile . There were 5,182 housing units at an average density of 625.4 per square mile...
. On September 4, 2009, KDOG returned to its CHR
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
roots as "Hot 96.7".
Current DJs
Weekdays Monday thru Friday- Brad, Sarah and Stunt's Morning After 6-10am
- Teri T. 11-3pm
- Johnny Marks 3-9pm
- Weekend Throwdown with Jagar (Sunday evenings)
- Dawson McAllister (Sunday nights)