KBND

KBND (1110 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Bend, Oregon, USA, the station serves the Bend area. The station is currently owned by Combined Communications and features programing from Fox News Radio, Premiere Radio Networks and Dial Global.

History

Central Oregon residents were without favorable daytime medium wave broadcast reception before KBND, Bend's first commercial radio station, began serving the region December 19, 1938. Licensed to the Bend Bulletin, call letters KBND were selected in lieu of KCOB after concern was raised suggesting KCOB could connote corn cob rather than Central Oregon Broadcasters.

Facilities

KBND's initial license authorized operation either day or night on 1310 kHz with a power of 250 watts during daylight hours or 100 watts after sunset. Studio and offices were located in downtown Bend at the Pilot Butte Inn and were enlarged in 1945 at which time a United Press wire service printer was installed. A 175-foot Lehigh tower, constructed next to the Pacific Power and Light company power dam forebay by Contracting and Sales Company of Portland, Oregon, was employed. Radial ground system wires were placed both in the Deschutes River and ground adjoining with a 364-foot feed line connecting the hotel building contained RCA transmitter to the antenna system.