floor o shaughnessy hall university of notre dame studio 574 631 7342 office 574 631 4069 email wsnd nd.edu find us on facebook home schedule our station staff volunteer contact notre dame s fine arts station wsnd fm 88.9 listen live wsnd fm hourly schedule sun mon tue wed thu fri sat the sound of notre dame we are a classical fm radio station serving notre dame s surrounding communities . tune into 88.9 fm for classical music during the day and a large variety of programming at night including jazz broadway celtic blues and alternative rock . see our schedule station history the roots of wsnd can be traced back to 1935 when the golden age of radio was in full swing and notre dame students were eager to get in on the action . the notre dame radio club was formed to give domers the opportunity to produce shows for several area radio stations . while this arrangement proved sucessful for several years some notre dame students wanted the chance to operate an entire radio station . with the advent of carrier current technology in the late 40 s colleges around the country produced programming on campus which was then linked to the dormitories through the electrical system . notre dame became one of the first universities in america to use this method in 1947 . wnd soon picked up a full program schedule and a new home in o shaughnessy hall . the station featured live coverage of notre dame sports along with popular music of the day and an occasional dramatic presentation . in 1953 the station changed its call letters to wndu . shortly after this those call letters were soon taken by the university for their new commercial tv and radio operations . new call letters of wsnd we serve notre dame were created in 1955 . in 1961 student broadcasting ventured into the world of fm radio with wsnd fm . in 1962 authorization was given and wsnd fm 88.9 became a reality starting with 10 watts of power seven hours of programming per day were offered when notre dame classes were in session . classical music jazz and broadway tunes were offered . wsnd fm developed a following in the community and soon acquired the rights to such perennial favorites as metropolitan opera . wsnd fm station would continue to operate the in o shaughnessy hall alongside the original on campus carrier current station wsnd am for the next 24 years . both provided students with hands on experience in broadcasting . in 1971 a grant allowed the wsnd fm to construct a new transmitter and upgraded its signal to make the station available to the entire michiana area with over 3 300 watts of power . the next year wsnd fm expanded its programming to the entire year by inviting volunteers from michiana to participate in the station s operation . over the next decades wsnd fm continued to offer its daily classical format and diversify its later evening programming with specialty programs such as probe ideas and issues performers of our time an hour of stories big bands revisited jazz traditions celtic traditions reggae street . these specialty programs provided outlets for music not usually heard in the commercial marketplace . eventually the original carrier current on campus station was spun off into a separate organization wvfi now on the internet at wvfi.nd.edu . after celebrating 50 years of serving the community in 2012 wsnd fm continues to develop new and innovative programming while offering valuable broadcast experience to notre dame students local volunteers and serving as a unique radio alternative for michiana . we are currently exploring ways to advance the station through streaming on the internet in the future . and the student broadcasting story continues on edwin jaroszewski chief operator ed is the radio technician responsible for programming troubleshooting and upgrades of equipment in the studio . he has performed duties including announcing managing and engineering at wsnd fm since 1972 . laurie mcfadden media advisor laurie as the broadcast media specialist for notre dame provides advisory role for various campus media organizations including wsnd fm . paul kim station manager mariel is a senior finance major . she is in charge of leading student staff and announcers . macaila demario nocturne director macaila is a senior studying theatre and art history . she has a grand passion for the culture of the past but especially rock n roll music . tune into her show the mack attack soundtrack on tuesday nights from 12 2am . liz wildenhain chief announcer liz wildenhain is a physics and philosophy double major . she enjoys pondering the meaning of life and the universe between announcing classical pieces . austin yellen recruiting and marketing director austin is a junior finance and economics major . he also announces jazz traditions and nocturne . sonia urquidi community and public relations director sonia is a senior clarinet performance and economics major . she enjoys working shifts for afternoon concerts and request programs . wei cao web development and management director wei is a senior aerospace engineering major . he has worked jazz traditions tafelmusik and morning concert and currently hosts the words and music remembered encore show . wsnd fm we are the sound of notre dame wsnd studio 574 631 7342 wsnd nd.edu ed jaroszewski station technician 574 631 4069 ejarosze nd.edu laurie mcfadden media advisor 574 631 9059 lmcfadde nd.edu we welcome feedbacks comments and suggestions site links top our station schedule services blog contact facebook visit us address fourth floor o shaughnessy hall university of notre dame notre dame indiana 46556 copyright wsnd fm 2015 all rights reserved university of notre dame