Merle
Haggard*Patsy Cline*George Jones*Marty Robbins
Dolly
Parton*Buck Owens*Willie Nelson*Loretta Lynn
Ray
Price*The Statler Brothers*Tammy Wynette
Johnny
Cash*Waylon Jennings*Hank Williams
Conway
Twitty*Hank Locklin*Eddy Arnold
It's
Classic Country...Your kind of country on KDLR!
Email
the KDLR studios at KDLRKDVL@gondtc.com
Comments from
KDLR listeners*:
"I
used to listen to FM all the time, but one day I decided
to go to AM and found KDLR. So now, I listen to
it all the time. You play very good old country
music. You guys to such a good job!!"
"I've been away for a few months. I just
got back and tuned in to KDLR. I'm impressed!
Keep up the good old country!"
"I've lived in
Devils Lake all my life, and this is the best KDLR has
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KDLR
has a long and fascinating History.
KDLR first went on the air January 31st, 1925
as the "Radio Electric Company".
As this 1935 photo shows, it started with very humble
beginnings. The first studios were actually in
the house of KDLR founder Bert Wick.
In that era, there was not much technology available
for recording and playing back audio, so nearly all
of what was heard on KDLR was live, utilizing local
talents of people in the listening area.
The first music programming was made by playing a phonograph
in front of a makeshift microphone made from a telephone.
Instrument recitals, soloists, small orchestras, even
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KDLR
Studio 1928(?) in the Hotel Grayson
A publicity
photo postcard promoting the station, which was in
an upper room of a hotel in downtown Devils Lake.
The photo shows Bert Wick and Harold Serumgard, the
two partners that started the station, George Bairey,
an announcer, and Inez Nerhaugen, who played music.
The studio
consisted of two microphones, some musical instruments
in the corner, and the piano. The bell is for
sound effects, and was rung every time there was a
live commercial for Bell Drug Store, a regular advertiser
of the time.
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KDLR
Studio 1971
Announcer/engineer
Dave Haug operates KDLR and (KDLR-FM) in 1971.
45's, LP's
and '78's were the media of the day, local recording
was done on bulky reel-to-reel machines in the background.
In
those days, a radio announcer really had to keep on
his feet to keep the program running. During
a 2-3 minute song, there was no time to rest!
They would be very busy getting other machines ready
to play, recording, answering the phone, maintaining
the transmitter, preparing the news, among many other
duties. And that was just one station!
He also ran the FM station in another studio behind
him. The FM station was automated, but still
had to be regularly updated and watched.
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The
Doctor is In!
Join
us for the "Doctor's House Call", every
Tuesday morning at 9:15 on KDLR!
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Meet
the KDLR Staff!
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Paul
Torpay
Paul
began his Radio Career in Minot in 1989, working
for KIZZ after graduating from the Meyer School
of Broadcasting.
Moving
to Devils Lake in 1992 to work for KDLR, Paul is
currently on the air from 5:00am-10:00am.
Paul
and his wife, Karen, have three children - Sean,
and the "KDLR Twins" Blair and Erin.
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Stan
"The Legend" Marshall
Evening
announcer and host of "Easy in the Night".
Stan
was born in Eastern South Dakota. The fourth
child of eight, so Stan likes being on the air, just
so he can get the last word.
Although stan doesn't look it, was a witness to Beatlemainia.
If not for the beatles and the DJ's that played their
songs on WLS in Chicago and KOMA in Oklahoma City,
stan would most likely be asking you if "you
want fries with that".
Stan
is a voracious reader and his other hobbies include
swimming, hanging out with son Ryan and singing in
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