KMDL

Infobox Radio Station
name = KMDL


airdate =
frequency = 97.3 (MHz) HD Radio
city = Kaplan, Louisiana
area = Lafayette metropolitan area
format = Country music
owner = Regent Communications
erp = 38,000 watts
branding = 97-3 The Dawg
slogan = "Acadiana's Best Country"
callsign_meaning = K-Middle (original branding)
class = C2
website = [http://www.973thedawg.com/ www.973thedawg.com]

KMDL is a Country music radio station at 97.3 on the FM dial in Lafayette, Louisiana better known as "97.3 The Dawg."

History

KMDL began broadcasting in 1980 with 6,000 watts at 97.7. When KMDL signed on, it was a local Kaplan station with a marginal signal over the Lafayette market. In 1991, in an effort to better serve the market as a whole, KMDL upgraded to 40,000 watts and moved to 97.5. The move lasted for a short time, however, as interference forced the station to move back to 97.7 until it was found that the station could move to 97.3 interference-free.

KMDL has been in a country format since first signing on as "K-Middle," in reference to 97.7 appearing in the middle of the dial on an analog radio. After moving to 97.3, KMDL dropped the "K-Middle" branding and identified only using frequency and call letters until shifting from a traditional country format to a current hit-based country format in September 1995, at which it began identifying as "the Dawg," a reference to USL's then-Bulldog mascot.

HD Radio

An Ibiquity-licensed station, KMDL began broadcasting HD Radio in November 2007. Currently, KMDL does not multicast.

External links

*FMQ|KMDL
*FML|KMDL
*FMARB|KMDL