WDND (1620 AM)

WDND (1620 kHz) was an AM radio station serving South Bend, Indiana. The station was owned by Artistic Media Partners, Inc. Its license was cancelled on April 15, 2019.[3]

WDND
CitySouth Bend, Indiana
Broadcast areaSouth Bend metropolitan area
Frequency1620 kHz
Programming
FormatDefunct
Ownership
OwnerArtistic Media Partners, Inc.
WNDV, WYET, WYXX
History
First air date
November 6, 1998[1]
Last air date
March 2, 2018[2]
Former call signs
WPNT (2008–2009)
WWLV (2006–2008)
WHLY (2004–2006)
WDND (2001–2004)
WHLY (1999–2001)
WJVA (1998–1999)[3]
Call sign meaning
WD-Notre Dame University (disambiguation of former WNDU calls on 1490)
Technical information
Facility ID87112
ClassB
Power10,000 watts day
1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
41°38′11.00″N 86°17′6.00″W

WDND's transmitter was in South Bend, located off Locust Road, near Lincoln Highway (U.S. Route 20 - U.S. Route 31).[4] The studios and offices were on South Michigan Street, also in South Bend.

History

Artistic Media Partners' station at 1620 AM first signed on the air as WJVA on November 6, 1998.[1] It simulcast Westwood One's adult standards format with WHLY 1580 AM (Radio Hollywood).[5][6] It took over the WHLY call letters and the music format in February 1999, while the WJVA call letters went to the station at 1580 AM with a classic country format.[3][7] AM 1580 WJVA resumed simulcasting the adult standards programming of WHLY in spring 2001.[8][6]

On November 3, 2001, the station adopted an all-sports format, as an affiliate ESPN Radio, with the new call sign WDND.[9][10] The WHLY call letters returned to AM 1580, which continued to air the adult standards format.[9] In March 2004, the sports format and call letters moved to AM 1580 while the WHLY call sign and adult standards format returned to 1620.[3][11][12][13]

In March 2006, the call letters were changed to WWLV and the station adopted a soft AC format branded as "Love Songs 1620."[3][14][15] In May 2008, the station became known as WPNT ("The Point") and began to broadcast an all-news format from CNN Headline News.[16][17]

In late April 2009, Artistic's station at 1490 AM left the air as its transmitting tower on the campus of Notre Dame University was dismantled to make room for a new hockey arena.[16][18] Artistic moved sports programming from 1490 to its station at 1620.[16][18] On May 13, 2009, the call letters WDND were assigned to 1620 AM and WPNT was assigned to 1490.[3]

On September 23, 2011, WDND changed its format from ESPN sports to a simulcast of co-owned Top 40 station WNDV at 92.9 FM, then known as "U93."[19]

In March 2016, WDND stopped simulcasting U93, and returned to adult standards, using the "America's Best Music" syndicated format from Westwood One.[20]

The station was taken off the air on March 2, 2018.[2] Its license was cancelled on April 15, 2019.[3]

References
  1. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2000, Broadcasting & Cable, 2000. p. D-158. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  2. Application Search Details – BLSTA-20180312AAO, fcc.gov. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  3. Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  4. Radio-Locator.com/WDND
  5. "Format Changes & Updates", The M Street Journal. Vol. 15, No. 44. November 4, 1998. p. 1. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  6. "WHLY-AM". Artistic Media Partners. Archived from the original on December 12, 2001. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  7. "Format Changes & Updates", The M Street Journal. Vol. 16, No. 5. February 3, 1999. p. 1. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  8. "Format Changes & Updates", The M Street Journal. Vol. 18, No. 14. April 4, 2001. p. 2. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  9. "Format Changes & Updates", The M Street Journal. Vol. 18, No. 31. November 14, 2001. p. 2. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  10. "WDND-AM". Artistic Media Partners. Archived from the original on January 15, 2002. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  11. "WDND, ESPN Radio 1580". Artistic Media Partners. Archived from the original on June 4, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  12. "Radio Hollywood 1620". Artistic Media Partners. Archived from the original on June 28, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  13. Devine, Cathy (2005). The M Street Radio Directory. 2005-2006 Edition. p. 225. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  14. Devine, Cathy (2006). The Radio Book. 2006-2007 Edition. p. 225. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  15. "Love Songs 1620 AM". Artistic Media Partners. Archived from the original on December 15, 2006. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  16. "South Bend AM Tower Makes Way For Hockey Arena", All Access Music Group. May 1, 2009. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  17. Devine, Cathy (2008). The Radio Book. 2008-2009 Edition. p. 231. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  18. "Hockey arena construction forces 1490 AM switch", South Bend Tribune. April 29, 2009. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  19. Stephens, Dave (September 28, 2011). "Radio Station Changing Formats". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  20. "Indiana RadioWatch", indianaradio.net. March 17, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
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