KDND
| City | Sacramento, California |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Sacramento, California |
| Frequency | 107.9 MHz |
| First air date | 1945 (as KXOA-FM) |
| Last air date | February 8, 2017 |
| ERP | 50,000 watts (at the time of shutdown) |
| HAAT | 123 meters |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 65483 |
| Callsign meaning | sounds like "the end" (station branding) |
| Former callsigns | KXOA-FM (1945-1997) KXOA (1997-1998) |
| Owner |
Entercom Communications (Entercom License, LLC) |
| Sister stations | KIFM, KKDO, KSEG, KRXQ, KUDL |
KDND was an FM radio station licensed to Sacramento, California. Owned by Entercom, the station first signed on in the 1940s as KXOA-FM, an FM simulcast of AM station KXOA, before separating itself with distinct programming, including most prominently, soft rock and classic hits formats. In July 1998, following the sale of the station to Entercom, the station switched to its final KDND call letters and Top 40/CHR format branded as 107.9 The End. At the time of the station's closing, KDND's studios were located in North Highlands (though with a Sacramento address), while its transmitter was located just north of the Sacramento city limits near Elverta.
In January 2007, KDND's morning show controversially held an on-air contest in which contestants were required to drink as much water as they could without urinating, in order to win a Nintendo Wii video game console. A 28-year-old participant in the contest died of water intoxication, resulting in Entercom being sued for wrongful death by the participant's family. The FCC also investigated the incident, and in 2016, stated that it had placed the renewal of KDND's license under review, questioning whether the station had operated in the public interest.
Citing that its continued operation could affect Entercom's proposed acquisition of CBS Radio, KDND was shut down on February 8, 2017, and its format and branding were moved to KUDL two days earlier on February 6.
KXOA-FM began as a simulcast of KXOA in 1945. During this period, KXOA broadcast a traditional MOR/block programming format. In the mid-1950s, KXOA changed to a Top 40 format. KXOA-FM continued to simulcast the AM station through the 1960s. However, the station briefly ran a Country and Western format as KCNW-FM. The format and call letters ran from the Summer of 1961 through the Summer of 1962, when KRAK (1140) debuted with a Country and Western format. The station returned to simulcasting KXOA and re-adopted the KXOA-FM call letters. In the 1960s, the FCC dictated that all FM stations in areas having a population greater than 250,000 people must dedicate at least 50% of their broadcast schedule to separate programming from AM sister stations. In the late 1960s, KXOA-FM partially separated from its AM counterpart and broadcast adult contemporary music from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and then simulcasting KXOA’s Top 40 programming until it signed off at midnight.
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