WNDV-FM

Last updated
WNDV-FM
Broadcast area Michiana
Frequency 92.9 MHz
BrandingU93
Programming
Format Contemporary hit radio
Affiliations Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
August 1962(62 years ago) (1962-08)
Former call signs
WNDU-FM (1962–1998)
Call sign meaning
"Notre Dame University" (disambiguation of former WNDU calls)
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 41675
Class B
ERP 12,000 watts
HAAT 268 meters (879 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°36′20.2″N86°12′46″W / 41.605611°N 86.21278°W / 41.605611; -86.21278
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website www.u93.com

WNDV-FM (92.9 MHz, "U93") is a radio station broadcasting a contemporary hit radio format. The station serves the South Bend, Indiana, area.

The station signed on in August 1962, with the call letters WNDU-FM; it was owned by the University of Notre Dame (from which the call sign was derived), along with WNDU (1490 AM) and WNDU-TV (channel 16). In its early years, WNDU-FM simulcast the programming of its AM counterpart. [3] [4] On July 16, 1971, the station switched to the Drake-Chenault "Hit Parade" format. [5] [6] The station switched to its current contemporary hit radio format on October 22, 1979. [7] The station changed its call letters to WNDV-FM, when it was sold by the university in November 1998, to Artistic Media Partners. [8]

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References

  1. "WNDV Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "Facility Technical Data for WNDV-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. Broadcasting Yearbook 1965 , Broadcasting, 1965. p. B-56. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  4. Broadcasting Yearbook 1970 , Broadcasting, 1970. p. B-73. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
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  7. Broadcasting Yearbook 1980 , Broadcasting, 1980. p. C-79. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  8. "WNDU Radio Sold, becomes WNDV". South Bend Tribune . November 19, 1998. p. C6.