WKVI

Kankakee Valley Broadcasting Company, Incorporated, Knox, Indiana, is the owner and operator of WKVI (AM) and WKVI-FM.

WKVI/WKVI-FM
CityKnox, Indiana
Broadcast areaStarke and Pulaski Counties, North Central Indiana, South Bend market
Frequency99.3 (MHz) FM
1520 (kHz) AM
BrandingK99.3 WKVI-FM; AM 1520 Kountry KVI
SloganThe Voice of the Valley
Programming
FormatModern Adult Contemporary (FM) Country (AM)
Ownership
OwnerKankakee Valley Broadcasting Company, Inc.
Sister stationsWYMR (FM)
History
First air dateJuly 21, 1969
Call sign meaningW
Kankakee
Valley
Indiana
Technical information
Facility IDFM: 33328
AM: 33325
ClassFM: A
AM: D
Power1,800 watts daytime
350 watts critical hours (AM)
ERP3,300 watts (FM)
HAAT84 meters (276 ft) (FM)
Links
Websitehttp://www.wkvi.com/

K99.3 WKVI-FM plays a Modern Adult Contemporary format featuring hourly local news, ag news, ABC News, Accuweather, entertainment news from ET Radio Minute and High School sports.

AM 1520 Kountry KVI plays a wide-ranging Country format with local news, ABC News, state news from Network Indiana and Accuweather. The station(s) serve the Kankakee Valley area of North Central Indiana on the southern fringe of the South Bend market. The company also operates an active website and Facebook page.

During 2014, KVB Co., Inc. built a Class A FM station, with a full-time power of 6,000 watts, licensed to Culver, IN under a Construction Permit (CP)[1] issued by the FCC. The station is known as MAX 98.3 FM WYMR and is currently on-the-air.

History

WKVI first went live on July 21, 1969. Harold Welter, previously working at a radio station in Laporte, IN, was manager and reported the on-air news. Ted Hayes, hired by Mr. Welter in June of '69, played the music.[2]

The original WKVI team also included:

  • Bob Densmore- Engineer,
  • Becky Keys- Secretary,
  • Harvey Allen- Disc Jockey,
  • Bill Harvey- Disc Jockey,
  • Joe Steiner- News Director.

In early November 2014, WKVI-FM received the Spectrum Award as Station of the Year (Market 3) from the Indiana Broadcasters Association.

Current staff
  • General Manager/Mid-days - Lenny Dessauer
  • News Director/Morning News Anchor - Anita Goodan
  • Afternoon News Anchor - Michael Gallenburger
  • Morning Personality -Charlie Adams
  • Afternoons - Lenny Dessauer
  • Sports Director/Nights - Nathan Welter.
  • Overnight Personality - Rick Dees
  • Office Manager - Chris Milner
  • General Sales Manager - Kay Gudeman
  • Account Executive - Bridget Markin
  • Marketing Director/Trip Coordinator - Bridget Markin
  • Sports Engineer - Andy
WKVI-FM Service Area Map

References
  1. https://www.fcc.gov/media/radio/how-to-apply
  2. "WKVI History". wkvi.com. Retrieved 19 March 2013.


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