WNDU-TV
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South Bend–Elkhart, Indiana United States |
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| Branding | WNDU Channel 16 (general) Newscenter 16 (newscasts) |
| Slogan | Your Breaking News & Weather Authority |
| Channels |
Digital: 42 (UHF) Virtual: 16 () |
| Subchannels | 16.1 NBC 16.2 Antenna TV |
| Affiliations | NBC |
| Owner |
Gray Television (Gray Television Licensee, LLC) |
| First air date | July 15, 1955 |
| Call letters' meaning |
Notre Dame University (former owner) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 46 (UHF, 1955–1957) 16 (UHF, 1957–2009) |
| Transmitter power | 800 kW |
| Height | 311.8 m |
| Facility ID | 41674 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°36′20″N 86°12′46″W / 41.60556°N 86.21278°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | www.wndu.com |
WNDU-TV virtual channel 16.1 (UHF digital channel 42) is an NBC-affiliated television station located in South Bend, Indiana, United States. The station is owned by Gray Television. WNDU maintains studios on State Road 933 on South Bend's northern side and its transmitter is located southeast of the St. Joseph County Fairgrounds on the city's south side. The station's studios also house production facilities for the syndicated agricultural news programs AgDay and U.S. Farm Report, the former of which is broadcast locally by WNDU.
The station first signed on the air on July 15, 1955, originally broadcasting on UHF channel 46. WNDU-TV was owned by the Michiana Television Corporation, a subsidiary of the University of Notre Dame. The station took its call letters from WNDU radio (1490 AM, now WDND at 1620 AM and 92.9 FM, now WNDV-FM), which were also owned by the university until 1998. However, like its radio sisters, it is a full-fledged commercial station rather than a public broadcaster. In 1957, to much fanfare, WNDU-TV moved to UHF channel 16.
The station immediately took the NBC affiliation from WSJV (channel 28) and has been with the network ever since. WNDU-TV's early broadcast schedule included programs like Romper Room and the first local telecast of a Notre Dame football game. WNDU aired the children's program Sesame Street from 1970 to 1974 until non-commercial PBS member station WNIT (channel 34) signed on the air. From 1967 to 1986, WNDU aired Beyond Our Control, a locally produced sketch comedy program, which was presented as part of the station's involvement in the Junior Achievement program.
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