KBND (1110 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Bend, Oregon, United States, 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 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 feed line connecting the hotel building contained RCA transmitter to the antenna system. In early 1941 signal audibility in areas outlying Bend improved with the installation of a limiting amplifier Frequency changed to 1340 kHz March 29, 1941 as obligated by FCC moving day requirements. KBND made two further frequency changes. Effective May 29, 1950, coverage substantially increased when power was upgraded to 1000 watts day, 1000 watts directional night, and frequency shifted to 1270 kHz. As a result of interference caused to a Chilliwack, British Columbia broadcaster, KBND moved to clear channel frequency 1110 kHz on November 2, 1951. Coinciding with 1950 power increase, transmitter location shifted to an acreage outside the Bend city limits containing a newly constructed building and 2 towers required for directional operation. One tower was later repositioned in order to protect KFAB Omaha when 1110 kHz operation began. Studios, connected by phone line to the transmitter, remained in the Pilot Butte Inn basement until December 30, 1950 when facilities at the Coble Building two blocks away were occupied. On July 19, 1957 power was upgraded to 5000 watts day, 1000 watts night with the implementation of a newly installed Collins 21E transmitter. Studios and offices moved