WDND (1490
AM) was a
radio station licensed to serve the
South Bend, Indiana, United States, area.
History
WHOT
The station began broadcasting in 1944 and held the call sign WHOT.
WHOT aired a
full service Full service or Full Service may refer to:
* Full-service radio, a wide range of programming
* Full Service Network, a communications company
Entertainment
* "Full Service", a song by the New Kids on the Block from their album ''The Block''
* F ...
format, with music, news, talk, comedy,
drama, and variety programs, along with a
Polish program mornings and
religious programs on Sundays.
Bob Bell worked at WHOT in the late 1940s. In 1954, WHOT was sold to the
University of Notre Dame for $140,000.
WNDU
In 1955, the station's call sign was changed to WNDU.
The station aired an
oldies format from the mid to late 1970s.
Broadcasting Yearbook 1975
', Broadcasting, 1975. p. C-66. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
Broadcasting Yearbook 1979
', Broadcasting, 1979. p. C-77. Retrieved April 10, 2019. In 1979, the station adopted a
contemporary hits
Contemporary hit radio (also known as CHR, contemporary hits, hit list, current hits, hit music, top 40, or pop radio) is a radio format that is common in many countries that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by ...
format, with extra
disco
Disco is a genre of dance music and a subculture that emerged in the 1970s from the United States' urban nightlife scene. Its sound is typified by four-on-the-floor beats, syncopated basslines, string sections, brass and horns, electric pia ...
at night. WNDU aired a
country music format in the 1980s.
Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1982
', Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1982. p. C-83. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1987
', Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1987. p. B-102. Retrieved April 12, 2019. In 1990, the station adopted an oldies format. In 1995, the station switched to an all 1970s music format, with programming from
Westwood One. In 1998, the University of Notre Dame sold WNDU and sister station 92.9
WNDU-FM to
Artistic Media Partners.
WNDV
On November 23, 1998, the station's call sign was changed to WNDV, while its sister station's call sign was changed to WNDV-FM.
In 1999, the station began simulcasting the contemporary hits format of its FM sister station, 92.9 WNDV-FM.
WDND
In 2006, the station adopted the
sports talk format which had been airing on AM 1580
WDND, and 1490's call sign was changed to WDND on May 5, 2006.
[Devine, Cathy (2006). ]
The Radio Book 2006-2007
'. p. 225. Retrieved April 13, 2019. WDND was an affiliate of
ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio, which is alternately platform-agnostically branded as ESPN Audio, is an American sports radio network and extension of the ESPN television network. It was launched on January 1, 1992, under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN". ...
.
[Radio Tower Falls]
, WNDU-TV. January 1, 2007. Retrieved April 13, 2019. The station was off the air for a period in January 2007, after its tower fell during a storm.
End of operations
On April 29, 2009, the station was taken off the air, in preparation for its transmitting tower site on the Notre Dame campus to be dismantled to make way for the
Compton Family Ice Arena.
[Hockey arena construction forces 1490 AM switch]
, ''South Bend Tribune
The ''South Bend Tribune'' is a daily newspaper and news website which is based in South Bend, Indiana. It is distributed in South Bend, Mishawaka, north central Indiana, and southwestern Michigan. It has been named as a "Blue Ribbon Newspaper" ...
''. April 29, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2019. Artistic moved the
WDND call sign and its sports format to 1620 AM.
The former call letters of the 1620 station, WPNT, were assigned to the silent 1490 operation on May 13, 2009.
On May 11, 2011, the license for 1490 AM was canceled by the FCC.
References
{{South Bend Radio
DND (AM)
Radio stations established in 1944
1944 establishments in Indiana
Radio stations disestablished in 2011
2011 disestablishments in Indiana
Defunct radio stations in the United States
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