KCND

{{Short description|Radio station in Bismarck, North Dakota}}

{{For|the defunct television station in Pembina, North Dakota|KCND-TV}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = KCND

| logo = Prairie Public.png

| city = Bismarck, North Dakota

| area = Bismarck-Mandan

| branding = Prairie Public

| frequency = 90.5 MHz {{HD Radio}}

| airdate = {{start date|1981|09|01}}{{cite web|url=https://news.prairiepublic.org/podcast/dakota-datebook/2021-09-01/public-radio-in-north-dakota|title=Public Radio in North Dakota|author=Marie Offutt|website=Prairie Public News|date=2021-09-01|access-date=2025-03-27}}

| format = Public radio; jazz, classical, news

| subchannels = HD2: Relay of KFJM Grand Forks

| erp = 50,000 watts

| haat = {{convert|371|m|ft|sp=us}}

| class = C1

| facility_id = 53317

| licensing_authority = FCC

| callsign_meaning = "Capital of North Dakota"

| former_callsigns =

| affiliations = Prairie Public, NPR

| owner = Prairie Public Broadcasting

| sister_stations =

| webcast = [https://www.prairiepublic.org/radio/listen-online/ Listen Live]

| website = [http://www.prairiepublic.org prairiepublic.org]

}}

KCND (90.5 FM) is a public radio station licensed to Bismarck. It signed on the air in 1981 as Prairie Public Radio, which later became part of the statewide North Dakota Public Radio network, the entirety of which was later renamed Prairie Public Radio. It currently broadcasts with an effective radiated power of 50 kW on 90.5 MHz.

News Director Dave Thompson worked at KCND for over 40 years, becoming one of the most recognizable voices in North Dakota journalism. He was the first person to speak on Prairie Public’s radio network when KCND-FM launched on September 1, 1981, and remained a key figure in the station’s news coverage for decades.{{cite web|url=https://news.prairiepublic.org/arts-culture/2021-09-01/dave-thompson-reflects-on-his-40-year-career-at-prairie-public|title=Dave Thompson reflects on his 40-year career at Prairie Public|website=Prairie Public News|date=2021-09-01|access-date=2025-03-27}}