WNDU-TV
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WNDU-TV is a television station in South Bend, Indiana. The station is an affiliate of the NBC television network. Its transmitter is located in South Bend. WNDU-TV broadcasts in HDTV on Channel 42, additionally simulcasting a local doppler radar image.
Station History
WNDU-TV went on the air on July 15, 1955 on Channel 46. The station launch was witnessed by several locals, as Notre Dame University television signed on. In 1957, to much fanfare, WNDU-TV moved to its present-day assignment on Channel 16.An NBC affiliate from the very beginning, WNDU-TV's early broadcast schedule included programs like Romper Room, and the first local telecast of a Notre Dame football game. WNDU-TV started using a helicopter for its news broadcasts in the 1980's. Due to an increased focus on news, WNDU-TV stopped airing Saturday morning cartoons in 1994 to make room for a three-hour newscast.
Current Events
On March 5, 2006, the University of Notre Dame sold the station to Gray Television for $85 million cash, which the university is planning to put into an endowment fund.Notable WNDU Staff Members
Note: Many of the WNDU staff members perfom double duties as anchors or news correspondents, but only the most significant roles are listed.
- Robert Borrelli - weekend anchor/reporter
- Mike Hoffman - chief meteorologist
- Cindi Clawson - meteorologist
- Jeff Jeffers - sports director
- Jim McAteer - sports coverage
- Maureen McFadden - anchor
- Terry McFadden - anchor
- Jack Nolan - anchor/sports coverage
- Gary Sieber - anchor/meteorologist
- Tricia Sloma - anchor
- Gordy Young - anchor/meteorologist
Controversy
The station has in the past opted not to air some programs out of concerns over their content; such shows have included the animated series God, the Devil and Bob and the American version of the British sitcom Coupling.External links
| Broadcast television in the South Bend/Elkhart market [(Nielsen DMA #87)] | ||
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| WYGN-LP 12 (3ABN) - WNDU 16 (NBC) - W18CF 18 (TBN) - WSBT 22 (CBS) (UPN on DT2) - WMWB-LP 25 (WB/CW) - WSJV 28 (Fox) - WNIT 34 (PBS) - WHME 46 (LeSEA) - WBND-LP 57 (ABC) - WMYS-LP 69 (Independent/MNTV) | ||
| '''NBC Network Affiliates in the state of Indiana | |
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| WTWO 2 () - WTHR 13 () - WFIE 14 () - WNDU 16 () - WISE 33 () | |
| See also: , , , , , , and stations in the state of Indiana | |
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