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The Essentials

Call Letters: WNDV
Frequency: 92.9fm
City of License: South Bend
Metro(s): South Bend
Power: 12,000 watts @ 879 feet (Class B)
Format: CHR
Address: P.O. Box 1616, South Bend, IN 46634-1616
Address: 3371 Cleveland Road, Suite 310, South Bend, IN 46628-9780
Phone: 574.273.9300
Ownership: Sound Management, LLC
Web Presence: http://www.u93.com

Station Personnel

Current

GM: Shel Leshner (August 2013 - Current; Also September 1999 - March 2003)
Chief Engineer: Bob Henning
NSM: Carrie McCaffery
SM: Pam Reed
APD: Bernie Mack (April 2004 - Current) (From WKRQ in Cincinnati, Ohio)
Mornings: Rob Sparks (6am - 9am)
Mornings: Alisha (6am - 9am)
Middays: Nikki Reid (9am - 2pm) (From overnights at KFMW in Waterloo, Iowa)
Afternoons: Caleb James (3pm - 7pm) (From nights)
Weekends: American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest (Sunday 10am - 2pm)
Weekends: American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest (Sunday 8pm - 12am)

Former

WNDU-FM

GM: William Thomas Hamilton
GM: Bob Nowicki (From SM)
Chief Engineer: Raymond Jackson
Chief Engineer: Russ Summerville
PD: Tom Belanger
PD: Wayne Anthony
PD: Chuck Linster
PD: Steve Delany (Now out of radio)
Promotions Director: Greg Giczi (Now President/GM of WNIT-TV in South Bend.)
Mornings: Mark Rollins (Now out of radio)
Middays: Steve Delany (Now out of radio)
Afternoons: JK Dearing (Now EVP/Affiliate Relations for Virtual News Center)
Weekends: Larry Snyder

WNDV-FM

Market Manager: Jack Swart (May 14, 2007 - March 27, 2008) (From Market Manager for the Cumulus stations in the Quad Cities, Illinois and Iowa) (Now GM of the Community Broadcasters stations in Sumter, South Carolina)
Market Manager: John Friend
Station Manager: John Blassingame (From Market Manager at the Entercom stations in Memphis, Tennessee)
Station Manager: Craig Whetstine
VP/GM: Greg De Rue (VP: November 2003 - May 2007) (Now Market Manager for the Cumulus stations in Columbia and Jefferson City, Missouri)
GM: Ron Tarsi
Director of Sales: Tom Morgenthal (July 2014 - December 2014) (From Director of Sales for the Oasis Radio Group/Fort Wayne radio stations)
SM: Mike Sullivan
OM/PD: Casey Daniels (August 2000 - October 2003; PD: July 1998 - October 2003)
PD: Karen Rite
APD: Brian Bell
MD: Beau Derek (March 2000 - ?) (From WDRQ in Detroit, Michigan) (Now Production Director at WOMC in Detroit, Michigan)
MD: Otis (May 25, 2004 - 2006) (Now PD/Afternoons at MD/Afternoons at WUBL in Atlanta, Georgia)
Production Director: Tim Krueger (? - 2002) (Now with Clear Channel's group of stations in Madison, Wisconsin)
Promotions Director: Stephanie Tatay
Mornings: Jeremy Gray (6am - 10am) (? - September 2000)
Mornings: Patti Banner (6am - 10am) (Now morning co-host at KOLA in San Bernardino, California)
Mornings: Todd Chance (6am - 10am)
Mornings: Katie Cruz (6am - 10am)
Mornings: Scott Wylde (6am - 10am)
Mornings: Lindsey (6am - 10am)
Mornings: Rob (6am - 10am)
Mornings: AJ (6am - 10am)
Mornings: Artimis (6am - 9am) (from nights)
Middays: Thomas Foley ("Tommy Frank") (10am - 2pm) (? - November 2004) (Deceased 30 October 2008)
Middays: Casey Daniels (10am - 2pm)
Middays: Lexi Ray (? - January 2004)
Middays: Taylor Richards (10am - 1pm; 1pm - 3pm) (From mornings)
Afternoons: Brian Bell (November 1998 - March 2000)
Afternoons: Bernie Mack (April 2004 - ?) (2pm - 6pm) (From WKRQ in Cincinnati, Ohio)
Afternoons: Rick Hummer (April 1998 - ?)
Afternoons: Beau Derek (2pm - 6pm) (March 2000 - ?) (From WDRQ in Detroit, Michigan) (Now Production Director at WOMC in Detroit, Michigan)
Afternoons: Karen Rite (12pm - 1pm; 3pm - 7pm)
Nights: Pat Clark (February 2003 - October 2003) (From weekends at WKIE and WDEK in suburban Chicago, Illinois) (Now mornings at WCRZ-FM in Flint, Michigan)
Nights: Otis (May 25, 2004 - 2006) (Now PD/Afternoons at MD/Afternoons at WUBL in Atlanta, Georgia)
Nights: Aricka McCauley (April 2014 - July 2014) (Now afternoons at WQHK-FM)

Station History

92.9fm signed on in 1962.

WNDU-FM

On October 25, 1979, WNDU-FM flipped formats from a Hit Parade format to Top 40, as U93. Studios located at 237 Edison Road, Suite 93, Mishawaka, IN 46545-3137 (Telephone: 219.631.1616). WNDU became WNDV after Michiana Telecasting Corp. sold WNDU to Artistic Media Partners. In October 2014, Artistic Media Partners, Inc. sold WNDV, WSSM-FM and WSSM-FM for $3.5 million to Sound Management, LLC.

WNDV-FM

For Further Reading...

"Programming." Broadcasting. 28 January 1974. Page 52.
"Changes." Radio & Records. March 27, 1998. Page 14.
Redding, Alesia. "WNDU's radio stations find buyer". South Bend Tribune. August 28, 1998. Page B5.
"WNDU Radio Sold, becomes WNDV". South Bend Tribune. November 19, 1998. Page C6.


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