WKVI

Broadcast areaStarke and Pulaski Counties, North Central Indiana, South Bend marketFrequencyFM: 99.3 MHz
AM: 1520 kHzBrandingFM: Vinyl Gold
AM: All News AM 1520 WKVIProgrammingFormatFM: Oldies
AM: All newsOwnershipOwnerKankakee Valley Broadcasting Company, Inc.WYMRHistoryJuly 21, 1969W
Kankakee
Valley
IndianaTechnical informationFacility IDFM: 33328
AM: 33325ClassFM: A
AM: DPowerAM: 1,800 watts daytime
350 watts critical hoursERPFM: 3,300 wattsHAATFM: 84 meters (276 ft)LinksWebsitewkvi.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.

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)^[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.

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.^[3]

Current staff

• General manager/Mid-days - Lenny Dessauer
• News Director/News Anchor - Anita Goodan
• WKVI Morning Show -Rich Wallen
• Afternoons - Lenny Dessauer
• Sports director - Mitch Columbe
• Office Manager - Chris Milner
• General Sales Manager/Consultant - Rich Wallen
• Marketing director/Trip Coordinator - Lenny Dessauer

References

External links

• WKVI website
• WKVI in the FCC FM station database
• WKVI in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• WKVI in the FCC AM station database
• WKVI in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

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