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| city = [[South Bend, Indiana]]
| city = [[South Bend, Indiana]]
| area = [[South Bend, Indiana]]
| area = [[South Bend, Indiana]]
| branding = U93
| branding =
| slogan = Today's Best Music
| slogan = [[America's Best Music]]
| frequency = 1620 [[kHz]]
| frequency = 1620 [[kHz]]
| repeater = [[WNDV|92.9 WNDV]]
| repeater = [[WNDV|92.9 WNDV]]
| airdate = March 6, 1998
| airdate = March 6, 1998
| format = [[Hot AC]] ([[WNDV]] [[simulcast]])
| format = Adult Standards/AC Oldies
| power = 10,000 [[watt]]s day<br>1,000 watts night
| power = 10,000 [[watt]]s day<br>1,000 watts night
| class = B
| class = B
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'''WDND''' (1620 [[Hertz|kHz]]) is an [[AM broadcasting|AM]] [[radio station]] serving [[South Bend, Indiana]]. The station is owned by [[Artistic Media Partners]], Inc. The station [[simulcast]]s the [[Hot AC]] [[Radio format|format]] of [[sister station]] 92.9 [[WNDV]]. WDND's [[transmitter]] is near Lincoln Highway (Route 31) and the studios and offices are on South Michigan Street, in South Bend.
'''WDND''' (1620 [[Hertz|kHz]]) is an [[AM broadcasting|AM]] [[radio station]] serving [[South Bend, Indiana]]. The station is owned by [[Artistic Media Partners]], Inc. The station airs [[Westwood One]]'s [[America's Best Music|Adult Standards]] format. WDND's [[transmitter]] is near Lincoln Highway (Route 31) and the studios and offices are on South Michigan Street, in South Bend.


==History==
==History==
Artistic Media Partners' station at 1620 AM first [[Sign-on|signed on]] the air as WJVA on March 6, 1998. It simulcast [[Westwood One (1976–2011)|Westwood One]]'s [[Adult Standards]] nostalgia-based music format with [[WHLY]] 1580 AM (Radio Hollywood) before taking over the WHLY [[Call sign|call letters]] and the music format in February 1999, while the WJVA call letters went to the station at 1580 AM.
Artistic Media Partners' station at 1620 AM first [[Sign-on|signed on]] the air as WJVA on March 6, 1998. It simulcast [[Westwood One (1976–2011)|Westwood One]]'s [[Adult Standards]] nostalgia-based music format with [[WHLY]] 1580 AM (Radio Hollywood) before taking over the WHLY [[Call sign|call letters]] and the music format in February 1999, while the WJVA call letters went to the station at 1580 AM with a classic country format.


In late October 2001, the WHLY call letters and music went back to the station at 1580 when Artistic gave South Bend its first full-time sports talk station. The 1620 operation became known as WDND and was ESPN Radio's first affiliate in the South Bend area. In March 2004, the sports format and call letters moved to 1490 while the WHLY calls and nostalgic music returned to 1620.
In late October 2001, the WHLY call letters and music went back to the station at 1580 when Artistic gave South Bend its first full-time sports talk station. The 1620 operation became known as WDND and was ESPN Radio's first affiliate in the South Bend area. In March 2004, the sports format and call letters moved to 1490 while the WHLY calls and nostalgic music returned to 1620.
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On September 23, 2011 WDND changed its format from [[ESPN Radio|ESPN]] sports to a simulcast of then-[[Top 40]]-formatted "U93" [[WNDV]] 92.9 FM.<ref>{{cite news |first=Dave |last=Stephens |format= |coauthors= |title=Radio Station Changing Formats |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/southbendtribune/access/2472880551.html?FMT=ABS |work=South Bend Tribune |publisher= |date=2011-09-28 |accessdate=2011-10-13 }}</ref> U93 has since evolved to a Hot AC sound.
On September 23, 2011 WDND changed its format from [[ESPN Radio|ESPN]] sports to a simulcast of then-[[Top 40]]-formatted "U93" [[WNDV]] 92.9 FM.<ref>{{cite news |first=Dave |last=Stephens |format= |coauthors= |title=Radio Station Changing Formats |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/southbendtribune/access/2472880551.html?FMT=ABS |work=South Bend Tribune |publisher= |date=2011-09-28 |accessdate=2011-10-13 }}</ref> U93 has since evolved to a Hot AC sound.

As of July 2017, WDND is no longer simulcasting U93 and has returned to Adult Standards, using the same satellite format it aired from 1998-2001 and 2004-06.


WDND is not licensed to broadcast a digital [[HD Radio|HD]] signal.<ref>http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=87112</ref>
WDND is not licensed to broadcast a digital [[HD Radio|HD]] signal.<ref>http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=87112</ref>
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[[Category:Radio stations in South Bend, Indiana|DND]]
[[Category:Radio stations in South Bend, Indiana|DND]]
[[Category:Adult standards radio stations in the United States]]

Revision as of 03:30, 23 July 2017

WDND
Broadcast areaSouth Bend, Indiana
Frequency1620 kHz
Programming
FormatAdult Standards/AC Oldies
Ownership
OwnerArtistic Media Partners, Inc.
WNDV, WYET, WYXX
History
First air date
March 6, 1998
Former call signs
WPNT (2008–2009)
WWLV (2006–2008)
WHLY (2004–2006)
WDND (2001–2004)
WHLY (1999–2001)
WJVA (1998–1999)
Call sign meaning
WD-Notre Dame University (disambiguation of former WNDU calls on 1490)
Technical information
Facility ID87112
ClassB
Power10,000 watts day
1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
41°38′11.00″N 86°17′6.00″W / 41.6363889°N 86.2850000°W / 41.6363889; -86.2850000
Repeater(s)92.9 WNDV
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websiteu93.com

WDND (1620 kHz) is an AM radio station serving South Bend, Indiana. The station is owned by Artistic Media Partners, Inc. The station airs Westwood One's Adult Standards format. WDND's transmitter is near Lincoln Highway (Route 31) and the studios and offices are on South Michigan Street, in South Bend.

History

Artistic Media Partners' station at 1620 AM first signed on the air as WJVA on March 6, 1998. It simulcast Westwood One's Adult Standards nostalgia-based music format with WHLY 1580 AM (Radio Hollywood) before taking over the WHLY call letters and the music format in February 1999, while the WJVA call letters went to the station at 1580 AM with a classic country format.

In late October 2001, the WHLY call letters and music went back to the station at 1580 when Artistic gave South Bend its first full-time sports talk station. The 1620 operation became known as WDND and was ESPN Radio's first affiliate in the South Bend area. In March 2004, the sports format and call letters moved to 1490 while the WHLY calls and nostalgic music returned to 1620.

That format continued until March 2006 when the call letters were changed to WWLV and the station branded itself as "Love Songs 1620." Less than two years later, in May 2008, the station became known as WPNT ("The Point") and began to broadcast an all-news format from CNN Headline News.

In late April 2009, Artistic's station at 1490 AM (where the WDND calls and ESPN Radio programming had moved in May 2006) left the air as its transmitting tower on the campus of Notre Dame University was dismantled to make room for a new hockey arena.[1] Artistic moved sports programming from 1490 to its station at 1620.

On May 13, 2009, the call letters WDND were assigned to 1620 AM and WPNT was assigned to 1490.[2] The station at 1490 is expected to return to the air when Artistic finds a new tower location.

On September 23, 2011 WDND changed its format from ESPN sports to a simulcast of then-Top 40-formatted "U93" WNDV 92.9 FM.[3] U93 has since evolved to a Hot AC sound.

As of July 2017, WDND is no longer simulcasting U93 and has returned to Adult Standards, using the same satellite format it aired from 1998-2001 and 2004-06.

WDND is not licensed to broadcast a digital HD signal.[4]

References

  1. ^ "BRIEFcase". South Bend Tribune. 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2011-10-13. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ "WDND Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ Stephens, Dave (2011-09-28). "Radio Station Changing Formats". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved 2011-10-13. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  4. ^ http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=87112
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