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Radio station| Broadcast area | Sacramento |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 107.9 (MHz) |
| Branding | "107.9 The End" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Top 40 Mainstream |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Entercom |
| History | |
| First air date | 1998 |
| Call sign meaning | Either its 107.9 frequency, which is at the eND of the FM dial (The first D in the call letters subsitutes for the E), or named after The Beatles song "The End" |
| Technical information | |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.endonline.com/ |
KDND-FM, 107.9 The End is a Mainstream Top 40 outlet based in Sacramento, California, USA. They are owned by Entercom and broadcasts its format at 107.9 MHz with an ERP of 50 kW. KDND has playing Top 40 hits since it flipped from Classic Rock in 1998.
The station is also one of three Top 40 stations battling it out for listeners in the Sacramento radio wars. Rhythmic Top 40 rivals KSFM and KBMB are the other two.
KDND is the successor to KXOA-FM, which had been broadcasting since the late 1940s with various formats. In 1996, Brown Broadcasting sold KXOA-FM to Entercom (which already owned KSEG and KRXQ). The station continued to program its previous “Arrow” format until the summer of 1998. The owners flipped the station to a CHR/Pop format, and changed the call letters to KDND. The station was named “The End”, apparently as a reference to the station’s 107.9 position on the FM dial, though some listeners have suggested it was named after a Beatles song called The End from their album Abbey Road.
The station continues its CHR/Pop format today, with the top rated morning show "The Morning Rave", Alecia in the mid-day, Christopher K (who has been with The End since its inception in 1998) afternoons, and Doug Lazy at night.
"Hold Your Wee for a Wii" contest and death
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On January 12, 2007, a listener named Jennifer Strange, 28, died of water intoxication hours after taking part in the "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" contest in which KDND promised a Nintendo Wii video game system for the winner. As part of the competition, contestants were asked to drink as much water as they could without evacuating the bladder. The contestant able to "hold the most water" would be named the winner.
According to contest participants, 17 to 20 contestants took part in the competition in a room at KDND's studios. The contest broadcast during the station's "Morning Rave" program began around 6:15 a.m. as contestants were each handed 8 oz water bottles to drink at 15 minute intervals. Contestants also said that as the contest progressed, they were given increasingly larger quantities of water to drink. Some later remarked on the physical discomfort they suffered during and following the event.
After the contest, Strange spoke to a co-worker by telephone, indicating she was on her way home and in extreme pain, suffering from what appeared to be an intense headache. The co-worker contacted Strange's mother, who went to her home an hour later to find her daughter's body.