KDLM is owned by Leighton Enterprises, Inc. The station has been on the air since1951. It was purchased in 1958 by Al Leighton and has been locally owned for 50 years. The station’s general manager is Al’s youngest son, Jeff Leighton. KDLM's program director is Andy Lia. KDLM is community-focused programming with full-time local talent and a full-time news director. Other programming includes overnight national talk shows and afternoon programming from the Twin Cities. KDLM’s local programming includes local news and sports, Andy Lia’s Morning Show (5:30AM-10:00AM), followed by mid-morning and afternoon with Marty Hembre(10:00AM-2:00PM), evenings with Joe Irby and the ever popular “Hodge Podge” news/talk program hosted for a half-hour at 8:30AM Monday-Friday by KDLM News Director Carol McCarthy.