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WDND (1490 AM)

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South Bend, Indiana
United States
Broadcast area South Bend, Indiana
Frequency 1490 kHz
History
First air date 1944[1]
Last air date April 29, 2009[2]
Former call signs WHOT (1944–1955)[3]
WNDU (1955–1998)[3][4]
WNDV (1998–2006)[4]
WDND (2006–2009)[4]
WPNT (2009–2011)[4]
Technical information
Facility ID 41673
Class C
Power 1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates 41°41′38.2″N 86°13′50″W / 41.693944°N 86.23056°W

WDND (1490 AM) was a radio station licensed to serve the South Bend, Indiana, United States, area. The WDND call letters were the last ones used before the station went silent. While silent, the station call sign was changed to WPNT, although these call letters were never used on-the-air before the station was deleted.

History

WHOT

The station began broadcasting in 1944 and held the call sign WHOT.[3][1] WHOT aired a full service format, with music, news, talk, comedy, drama, and variety programs, along with a Polish program mornings and religious programs on Sundays.[5] Bob Bell worked at WHOT in the late 1940s.[6][7] In 1954, WHOT was sold to the University of Notre Dame for $140,000.[8]

WNDU

In 1955, the station's call sign was changed to WNDU.[3] The station aired an oldies format from the mid- to late-1970s.[9][10] In 1979, the station adopted a contemporary hits format, with extra disco at night.[11] WNDU aired a country music format in the 1980s.[12][13] In 1990, the station adopted an oldies format.[14] In 1995, the station switched to an all 1970s music format, with programming from Westwood One.[15] In 1998, the University of Notre Dame sold WNDU and sister station 92.9 WNDU-FM to Artistic Media Partners.[16]

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.[4][17] In 1999, the station began simulcasting the contemporary hits format of its FM sister station, 92.9 WNDV-FM.[18]

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.[19][4] WDND was an affiliate of ESPN Radio.[20] The station was off the air for a period in January 2007, after its tower fell during a storm.[20]

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.[2] Artistic moved the WDND call sign and its sports format to 1620 AM.[2] The former callsign of the 1620 station, WPNT, were assigned to the silent 1490 operation on May 13, 2009.[4] On May 11, 2011, the license for 1490 AM was canceled by the FCC.[4]

References

  1. Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 1971 Broadcasting Yearbook, Broadcasting, 1971. p. B-73. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  2. Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 Back to citation occurrence 2.2 "Hockey arena construction forces 1490 AM switch", South Bend Tribune. April 29, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  3. Back to citation occurrence 3.0 Back to citation occurrence 3.1 Back to citation occurrence 3.2 Back to citation occurrence 3.3 History Cards for WNDU, fcc.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  4. Back to citation occurrence 4.0 Back to citation occurrence 4.1 Back to citation occurrence 4.2 Back to citation occurrence 4.3 Back to citation occurrence 4.4 Back to citation occurrence 4.5 Back to citation occurrence 4.6 Back to citation occurrence 4.7 Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  5. Back to citation WHOT Station Album. 1947. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  6. Back to citation "Bob Bell, the first 'Bozo the Clown' on WGN-TV, Dies". WGN-TV. December 8, 1997. Archived from the original on December 5, 1998. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  7. Back to citation "Silver Shines", Billboard. October 30, 1948. p. 92. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  8. Back to citation "WSIX-AM-TV Among Four Sales Asked", Broadcasting — Telecasting. August 16, 1954. p. 58. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  9. Back to citation Broadcasting Yearbook 1975, Broadcasting, 1975. p. C-66. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  10. Back to citation Broadcasting Yearbook 1979, Broadcasting, 1979. p. C-77. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  11. Back to citation Hall, Doug. "Vox Jox", Billboard. June 9, 1979. p. 38. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  12. Back to citation Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1982, Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1982. p. C-83. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  13. Back to citation Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1987, Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1987. p. B-102. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  14. Back to citation "Format Changes", The M Street Journal. Vol. 7, No. 48. November 26, 1990. p. 1. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  15. Back to citation "Format Changes & Updates", The M Street Journal. Vol. 12, No. 6. February 8, 1995. p. 1. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  16. Back to citation "Transactions", Radio & Records. September 18, 1998. p. 6. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  17. Back to citation Call Sign History (WNDV-FM), fcc.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  18. Back to citation "Format Changes & Updates", The M Street Journal. Vol. 16, No. 20. May 19, 1999. p. 2. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  19. Back to citation Devine, Cathy (2006). The Radio Book 2006-2007. p. 225. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  20. Back to citation occurrence 20.0 Back to citation occurrence 20.1 "Radio Tower Falls", WNDU-TV. January 1, 2007. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
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