KYDT

KYDT is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Pine Haven, Wyoming, United States, it serves the Sundance, Wyoming and Belle Fourche, South Dakota region of the Black Hills. It is currently owned by Andrea Wood, Matthew Wood, Ogden Driskill, and Tyler Lindholm, through licensee Tri State Communications, LLC, and features programming from ESPN Radio, Jones Radio Network and Westwood One.
The station broadcasts in mono instead of traditional FM stereo.

History

KYDT first signed on the air in 1997. It was established as a high-power FM sister station to KBFS, designed to provide coverage to the rugged tri-state region of South Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming.

Ownership Transitions

The station spent its early decades under the leadership of Karl Grimmelmann through his company Ultimate Caps, Inc. In February 2021, a sale was announced to Tri State Communications, LLC, a group consisting of Wyoming-based principals Andrea Wood, Matthew Wood, and state legislators Ogden Driskill and Tyler Lindholm. The acquisition was finalized in March 2022, officially moving the station’s operational headquarters to studios in Moorcroft, Wyoming.