KWND (88.3 FM, "The Wind") is a

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broadcasting in

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, United States, with a

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format. KWND is owned/operated by the not-for-profit

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, which also operates stations in

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, and

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History

KWND began broadcasting on July 12, 1993 from its studios at 2550 S. Campbell Avenue in Springfield, Missouri. Originally owned by Parkcrest Assembly of God, the station was purchased in 1995 by the

. KWND began broadcasting in HD radio on January 28, 2020, on 88.3-1 FM. LF Radio was added to 88.3-2 FM on February 3, 2020.

Translators

KWND programming is also broadcast on the following repeater/

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/booster stations: *

KCKJ KCKJ (89.5 FM The Wind) is a Christian radio station licensed to Sarcoxie, Missouri, United States, serving the Joplin, Missouri area. The station is an affiliate of KWND broadcasting a Christian Contemporary Music format, and is currently owne ...

, 89.5-FM in

Sarcoxie, MO Sarcoxie is a city in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,406 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Sarcoxie was platted in the early 1830s, and it was originall ...

, since 2018 * K265DR, 100.9-FM in

Bolivar, MO Bolivar is a city and county seat of Polk County, Missouri, United States. The city derives its name in-part from the South American revolutionary Simón Bolívar. According to the 2020 United States Census, Bolivar had a population of 10,772. ...

, since 2004 * K271CC, 102.1-FM in

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, since 2016

Industry

KWND is a monitored reporting station to the

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charts of ''

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'' magazine.

References

External links

The Wind KWND official website
* WND Contemporary Christian radio stations in the United States WND Radio stations established in 1993 {{Christian-radio-station-stub