WKVI
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| City of license | Knox, Indiana |
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| Broadcast area | Starke and Pulaski Counties, North Central Indiana, South Bend market |
| Branding | K99.3 WKVI-FM; AM 1520 Kountry KVI |
| Slogan | The Voice of the Valley |
| Frequency | 99.3 (MHz) FM 1520 (kHz) AM |
| First air date | July 21, 1969 |
| Format | Modern Adult Contemporary (FM) Country (AM) |
| Power | 1,800 watts daytime 350 watts critical hours (AM) |
| ERP | 3,300 watts (FM) |
| Class | FM: A AM: D |
| Callsign meaning | W Kankakee Valley Indiana |
| Owner | Kankakee Valley Broadcasting Company, Inc. |
| Website | http://www.wkvi.com/ phone 574-772-6241 |
Kankakee Valley Broadcasting Company, Incorporated, Knox, IN, is the owner and operator of WKVI (AM) and WKVI-FM.
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) 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 21st, 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.[1]
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 - Mary Perren
- Afternoon News Anchor - Tyler Maffitt
- Night News Anchor - Michael Gallenburger
- Production Director - Buddy King
- Production Assistant - Mitch Columbe
- News Reporter and Commentator - Ed Hasnerl
- Morning Personality - Tom Berg
- Mid Days - Lenny Dessauer
- Afternoons - Tony Ross
- Sports Director/Nights - Nathan Welter.
- Overnight Personality - Rick Dees
- Office Manager - Chris Milner
- General Sales Manager/Afternoon Personality - Kay Gudeman
- Account Executive - Bridget Markin
- Sports Engineers - Jacob Dessauer & Robyn Knipp
References
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External links
- WKVI homepage
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WKVI
- Radio-Locator information on WKVI
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WKVI
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WKVI
- Radio-Locator Information on WKVI
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WKVI
- K99.3 Live Stream
- AM1520 Live Stream
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