KNDL
Encyclopedia
KNDL is a radio station
licensed to Angwin, California
, USA, and serving the Santa Rosa
area.
, through its Classical Public Radio Network
.
Howell Mountain operated the station as 'user supported' with no commercials. The station also broadcast on the Internet.
The call letters represent their former branding as 'The Candle'. This references themes from the Bible such as "Jesus is the Light of the World" and we are God's light to the world and "We should not hide that light, but should put our light where it is visible to the world."
On January 18, 2011, KNDL ceased operation of its religious
format upon the announcement of the purchase of the station by the University of Southern California
's Classical Public Radio Network
That same day, the group switched KNDL and its translators to a simulcast of KDFC
in San Francisco, which will move to the 90.3 MHz
signal also acquired by USC. As of April 2011 KNDL officially changed its call letters to KDFC 89.9 FM.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed to Angwin, California
Angwin, California
Angwin is a census-designated place in Napa County, United States. California. It is part of the northern San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 3,051 at the 2010 census. Its area code is 707. Its two zip codes are 94508 and 94576. It is in the Pacific time zone.The town was named in 1874 for...
, USA, and serving the Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa, California
Santa Rosa is the county seat of Sonoma County, California, United States. The 2010 census reported a population of 167,815. Santa Rosa is the largest city in California's Wine Country and fifth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area, after San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, and Fremont and 26th...
area.
History
KNDL is currently owned by the Howell Mountain Broadcasting Company, pending a sale to the University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
, through its Classical Public Radio Network
Classical Public Radio Network
The Classical Public Radio Network was a national, 24-hour classical music service. Its mission was to preserve, enhance and expand experience of classical music for radio listeners...
.
Howell Mountain operated the station as 'user supported' with no commercials. The station also broadcast on the Internet.
The call letters represent their former branding as 'The Candle'. This references themes from the Bible such as "Jesus is the Light of the World" and we are God's light to the world and "We should not hide that light, but should put our light where it is visible to the world."
On January 18, 2011, KNDL ceased operation of its religious
Religious broadcasting
Religious broadcasting refers to broadcasting by religious organizations, usually with a religious message. Many religious organizations have long recorded content such as sermons and lectures, and have moved into distributing content on their Internet websites.While this article emphasises...
format upon the announcement of the purchase of the station by the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
's Classical Public Radio Network
Classical Public Radio Network
The Classical Public Radio Network was a national, 24-hour classical music service. Its mission was to preserve, enhance and expand experience of classical music for radio listeners...
That same day, the group switched KNDL and its translators to a simulcast of KDFC
KDFC
KDFC-FM is a non-commercial radio station in the San Francisco Bay Area that broadcasts a classical music format on 90.3 MHz FM. The station is the radio home of the San Francisco Symphony and the San Francisco Opera....
in San Francisco, which will move to the 90.3 MHz
KUSF
KUSF was a non-commercial radio station licensed to San Francisco, California and owned by the University of San Francisco. From 1963 until 2011, the station broadcast at 90.3 FM MHz....
signal also acquired by USC. As of April 2011 KNDL officially changed its call letters to KDFC 89.9 FM.