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The station first went on the air in 1947 as WNDU, under the ownership of the [[University of Notre Dame]]. In 1998 the college agreed to sell WNDU and sister station WNDU-FM to Artistic Media Partners, which changed the call letters of the two stations to WNDV and [[WNDV-FM]]. |
The station first went on the air in 1947 as WNDU, under the ownership of the [[University of Notre Dame]]. In 1998 the college agreed to sell WNDU and sister station WNDU-FM to Artistic Media Partners, which changed the call letters of the two stations to WNDV and [[WNDV-FM]]. |
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In the fall of 2006, Artistic changed the call letters of WNDV to [[WDND]], affiliating with [[ESPN Radio]] and implementing the [[Sports Talk]] format which had been airing on a South Bend station operated by Artistic at 1580 AM. |
In the fall of 2006, Artistic changed the call letters of 1490 WNDV to [[WDND]], affiliating with [[ESPN Radio]] and implementing the [[Sports Talk]] format which had been airing on a South Bend station operated by Artistic at 1580 AM. |
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Artistic moved the WDND calls and format to its station at 1620 AM when the transmitting tower for the 1490 AM facility on the Notre Dame campus was dismantled to make room for a new hockey arena. The former call letters of the 1620 station, WPNT, were assigned to the silent 1490 operation on May 13, 2009.<ref> {{cite web|url=http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=87112&Callsign=WDND |title=WDND Call Sign History |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref> |
Artistic moved the WDND calls and format to its station at 1620 AM when the transmitting tower for the 1490 AM facility on the Notre Dame campus was dismantled to make room for a new hockey arena. The former call letters of the 1620 station, WPNT, were assigned to the silent 1490 operation on May 13, 2009.<ref> {{cite web|url=http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=87112&Callsign=WDND |title=WDND Call Sign History |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref> |
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The station at 1490 was expected to return to the air when Artistic |
The station at 1490 was expected to return to the air when Artistic found a new tower location.<ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090429/NEWS01/904290233 |title=South Bend Tribune news article on WDND's programming moving to 1620 }}</ref> |
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On June 2, 2011 WPNT returned to the air |
On June 2, 2011 WPNT 1490 returned to the air simulcasting sister station [[WDND]] 1620 AM.{{cn}} |
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On June 6, 2011, the license for 1490 AM was canceled by the FCC.{{cn}} |
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Revision as of 22:45, 15 April 2013
| Broadcast area | South Bend, Indiana |
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| Frequency | 1490 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Silent (was Sports) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Artistic Media Partners, Inc. |
| WDND, WNDV, WSMM, WSSM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1947 |
Former call signs | WDND (2006-2009) WNDV (1998-2006) WNDU (1947-1998) |
Call sign meaning | W-The PoiNT (former calls on 1620 to compliment former CNN Headline News audio simulcast) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 41673 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°41′38.00″N 86°13′50.00″W / 41.6938889°N 86.2305556°W |
WPNT (1490 AM) was a sports radio station licensed to serve the South Bend, Indiana, USA area. The station is owned by Artistic Media Partners, Inc.[1]
History
The station first went on the air in 1947 as WNDU, under the ownership of the University of Notre Dame. In 1998 the college agreed to sell WNDU and sister station WNDU-FM to Artistic Media Partners, which changed the call letters of the two stations to WNDV and WNDV-FM.
In the fall of 2006, Artistic changed the call letters of 1490 WNDV to WDND, affiliating with ESPN Radio and implementing the Sports Talk format which had been airing on a South Bend station operated by Artistic at 1580 AM.
Artistic moved the WDND calls and format to its station at 1620 AM when the transmitting tower for the 1490 AM facility on the Notre Dame campus was dismantled to make room for a new hockey arena. The former call letters of the 1620 station, WPNT, were assigned to the silent 1490 operation on May 13, 2009.[2]
The station at 1490 was expected to return to the air when Artistic found a new tower location.[3]
On June 2, 2011 WPNT 1490 returned to the air simulcasting sister station WDND 1620 AM.[citation needed]
On June 6, 2011, the license for 1490 AM was canceled by the FCC.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "WPNT Station Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WDND Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "South Bend Tribune news article on WDND's programming moving to 1620".
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID WPNT ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database