WKVI

WKVI/WKVI-FM

City	Knox, Indiana
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

WKVI-FM Service Area Map

References

↑ "WKVI History". wkvi.com. Retrieved 19 March 2013.

External links

WKVI homepage

Query the FCC's FM station database for WKVI

Radio-Locator information on WKVI

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Radio-Locator Information on WKVI

Adult Contemporary radio stations in the state of Indiana

Stations	WAJI – Fort Wayne WHON – Centerville WIKY-FM – Evansville WITZ-FM – Jasper WKVI – Knox WMRS – Monticello WNSN – South Bend WORX-FM – Madison WPGW – Portland WPHZ – Orleans WROI – Rochester WRWM – Lawrence WRZQ-FM – Greensburg WSHW – Frankfort WUME-FM – Paoli WWFW – Fort Wayne WXXC – Marion WYXB – Indianapolis WZDM – Vincennes WZZY – Winchester

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Indiana

Daytime-Only radio stations in Indiana

Stations	WAWK - Kendallville WBRI - Indianapolis WFCV - Fort Wayne WJOT - Wabash WJZI - Decatur WKVI - Knox WLOI - La Porte WMYJ - Martinsville WNDI - Sullivan WNDZ - Portage WRIN - Rensselaer WSEZ - Paoli WSWI - Evansville WSYW - Indianapolis

Coordinates: 41°19′20″N 86°36′17″W / 41.32222°N 86.60472°W / 41.32222; -86.60472

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