WKVI

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WKVI and WKVI-FM
Broadcast areaStarke and Pulaski Counties, North Central Indiana, South Bend market
Frequencies
  • WKVI: 1520 kHz
  • WKVI-FM: 99.3 MHz
Branding
  • WKVI: All News AM 1520
  • WKVI-FM: Vinyl Gold
Programming
Format
Ownership
OwnerKankakee Valley Broadcasting Company, Inc.
WYMR
History
First air date
  • WKVI: July 21, 1959 (1959-07-21)
Call sign meaning
Kankakee Valley, Indiana
Technical information [1] [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID
  • WKVI: 33325
  • WKVI-FM: 33328
Class
  • WKVI: D
  • WKVI-FM: A
Power
ERP
  • WKVI-FM: 3,300 watts
HAAT
  • WKVI-FM: 84 meters (276 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
Links
Public license information
Website wkvi.com

WKVI-FM (99.3 MHz) and WKVI (1520 kHz) are radio stations licensed to Knox, Indiana and are owned by Kankakee Valley Broadcasting Company, Incorporated.

Contents

Vinyl Gold 99.3 WKVI-FM plays an oldies format featuring hourly local news, AG news, Fox News, Accuweather, and High School sports covering 7 schools

All News AM 1520 WKVI plays local news, ABC News, AP 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) [3] issued by the FCC. The station is known as MAX 98.3 FM WYMR and is currently on-the-air.

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Former logos

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. [4]

The original WKVI team also included:

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

On September 5, 2022, WKVI-FM changed its format to oldies as "Vinyl Gold", focusing on music released between 1964 and 1975 flanking sister classic hits station WYMR, which plays music in the 1970s and the 1980s. [5]

Current staff

WKVI-FM Service Area Map WKVI-FM map.gif
WKVI-FM Service Area Map

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WKVI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WKVI-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "How to Apply for a Radio or Television Broadcast Station". 8 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "WKVI History". wkvi.com. 12 November 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "WKVI-FM Flips To Oldies". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
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