KNDR (104.7 FM) is a

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founded in 1977 in

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. Before KLBE-LP signed on, it was the only local source in Bismarck-Mandan for

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, along with

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-based talk and teaching programming. Though it is licensed as a

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station by the

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, KNDR acts as a nonprofit organization using commercial advertisements as a way to fund, though it also takes donations.

External links

KNDR website
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