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Broadcast area | Michiana |
Frequency | 88.9 MHz |
Branding | WSND 88.9 FM |
Programming | |
Format | Classical music; jazz; college radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | University of Notre Dame |
History | |
First air date | September 17, 1962 |
Call sign meaning | "Serving Notre Dame" |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 70459 |
Class | A |
ERP | 3,430 watts |
HAAT | 110 meters (360 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°36′19.2″N 86°12′45″W / 41.605333°N 86.21250°W |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | wsnd |
WSND-FM (88.9 MHz) is a non-commercial FM radio station licensed to Notre Dame, Indiana. It is owned by the University of Notre Dame and serves the South Bend – Mishawaka metropolitan area and other parts of Michigan and Indiana known as "Michiana". The station airs classical music during the day. In the evening, WSND-FM features other genres of music including jazz, folk, big bands, blues, Broadway showtunes and Celtic music.
WSND-FM's studios and offices are in the Duncan Student Center at Notre Dame. The transmitter is off Ironwood Road in the southern section of South Bend.[2] Extended newscasts are heard at 7:30 am, 8:30 am, 12:30 pm, 4:30 pm, and 5:30 pm Monday through Friday, and at 12 pm on weekends.[3][4] The PBS Newshour airs weeknights at 7 p.m.