KLTC

KLTC

Dickinson, North Dakota United States
Frequency	1460 kHz
Branding	Big Country To Boot 1460 KLTC
Programming
Format	Classic country
Affiliations	NBC News Radio Minnesota Twins Radio Network Minnesota Vikings Radio Network NDSU Football
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	KCAD, KZRX
History
First air date	July 4, 1978 (1978-07-04)
Call sign meaning	Keep Lovin' Thy Country
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	71870
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts day 770 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	46°50′54″N 102°49′49″W / 46.84833°N 102.83028°W / 46.84833; -102.83028
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	1460kltc.iheart.com

KLTC (1460 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an Information/classic country format serving Western and Southwestern North Dakota, Southeastern Montana and Northwestern South Dakota and Northeast Wyoming from Dickinson, North Dakota. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.

KLTC is an NBC News Radio affiliate and airs news at the top of the hour 24 hours a day. KLTC airs the Dakota News Network for North Dakota News and The PJ sports show weekday mornings at 7:40. KLTC is also a Minnesota Twins Baseball affiliate and a Minnesota Vikings Football affiliate. KLTC also airs North Dakota State Boson football.

History

KLTC began broadcasting on July 4, 1978.^[2] At that time, there was only one radio station broadcasting 18 hours a day with a Top 40/AC format in Dickinson and signed off at midnight. The nearest receivable radio stations in the daytime were Baker, Montana, Bismarck, North Dakota, Lemmon, South Dakota, and Williston, North Dakota at night reception of these radio station were limited at best. Roughrider Broadcasting Company decided that Dickinson and Southwestern North Dakota needed a radio station that broadcast 24 hours a day hence KLTC was born. KLTC Radio was the First 5,000 Watt station west of the Missouri River in North Dakota. ^[3] KLTC has been formatted with country music ever since, except for a brief period in 2004 when KLTC was formatted oldies.^[4] KLTC was originally owned by Roughrider Broadcasting until 1998, when Roberts Radio bought the properties and in 2001 Clear Channel Communications acquired KLTC along with sister stations KCAD and KZRX.^[5][6] KLTC stands for Keep Lovin' Thy Country.^[7] KLTC Radio is proud to have Paul Quinn who is a radio legend in Southwest North Dakota and has been broadcasting on KLTC since March 1979. Paul had worked every shift on KLTC starting with overnights and is now the morning host.^[8] Big Country To Boot was the Original slogan when KLTC Signed on and now in its 36th year The Boot is Back...the slogan has returned to what it was back in 1978.^[9]

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for KLTC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. Nossaman, Larry (March 28, 1982). "Broadcasters mark '81 as banner year". The Dickinson Press. Dickinson, North Dakota. p. 7G. Retrieved December 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "AM Station Summary: Facility ID 71870". Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Retrieved December 6, 2025.
4. Vance, William (February 2, 2004). "Format Changes". The M Street Journal. 21 (5). M Street Publications: 5.
5. "Roberts Radio buys radio stations in Dickinson, ND". The Bismarck Tribune. December 10, 1998.
6. "Exhibit 10.1: Acquisition of North Dakota Properties". Clear Channel Communications, Inc. Form 10-K. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). February 25, 2002. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
7. "1460 KLTC Station Information". iHeartMedia. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
8. Stevenson, Funeral Home (September 15, 2022). "Paul Quinn Obituary". Retrieved December 6, 2025.
9. NRC, National Radio Club (1979). NRC AM Log (PDF). National Radio Club. p. 24. Retrieved December 6, 2025.

External links

• KLTC official website
• Facility details for Facility ID 71870 (KLTC) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KLTC in Nielsen Audio's AM station database