WNDU-TV

WNDU-TV "NBC 16" 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.

History

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.