WNDV-FM
WNDV-FM (92.9 FM, "U93") is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 format. The station serves the South Bend, Indiana area.
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City | South Bend, Indiana |
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Broadcast area | Michiana |
Branding | U93 |
Slogan | Michiana's Fun Radio Station |
Frequency | 92.9 FM (MHz) |
First air date | 1962 |
Format | Commercial; Top 40 |
ERP | 12,000 watts |
HAAT | 268 meters (879 ft) |
Class | B |
Facility ID | 41675 |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°36′20″N 86°12′46″W |
Call sign meaning | W-Notre Dame UniVersity (disambiguation of former WNDU calls) |
Former call signs | WNDU (1962-1998) |
Owner | Artistic Media Partners[1] (Artistic Media Partners, Inc.) |
Sister stations | WYET, WYXX |
Webcast | Listen Live! |
Website | u93.com |
The station signed on in 1962 with the call letters WNDU-FM (for University of Notre Dame). In its early years, it simulcasted the programming of its AM counterpart at 1490.[2][3] In 1971, the station switched to the Drake-Chenault "Hit Parade" format.[4][5] The station switched to its current Top 40 (CHR) format in 1979.[6] The station changed its call letters to WNDV-FM when it was sold by the university in 1998 to Artistic Media Partners.[7]
References
- "WNDV Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- Broadcasting Yearbook 1965, Broadcasting, 1965. p. B-56. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- Broadcasting Yearbook 1970, Broadcasting, 1970. p. B-73. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- "Changing Formats", Broadcasting. July 26, 1971. p. 42. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- Broadcasting Yearbook 1975, Broadcasting, 1975. p. C-66. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- Broadcasting Yearbook 1980, Broadcasting, 1980. p. C-79. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- "WNDU Radio Sold, becomes WNDV". South Bend Tribune. November 19, 1998. p. C6.
External links
- U93 official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WNDV
- Radio-Locator information on WNDV
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WNDV
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