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- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KUND-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ "New or Modified Call Signs", "Mass Media Bureau Call Sign Actions" (Report No. 312, August 15, 1997).
- ↑ "Station Sales Week Of 9/14: UND Exits Radio" by Lance Venta, September 14, 2018 (radioinsight.com)
