First air date July 21, 1969 Class FM: A
AM: D City of license Knox | ERP 3,300 watts (FM) Frequency 99.3 MHz FM, 1520 kHz AM Slogan The Voice of the Valley | |
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Broadcast area Starke and Pulaski Counties, North Central Indiana, South Bend market Power 1,800 watts daytime
350 watts critical hours (AM) HAAT 84 meters (276 ft) (FM) Format Country music, Adult contemporary music Owner Kankakee Valley Broadcasting Company, Inc_ Area Starke County, Indiana, South Bend, Northern Indiana Branding K99.3 WKVI-FM; AM 1520 Kountry KVI | ||
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Kankakee Valley Broadcasting Company, Incorporated, Knox, IN, is the owner and operator of WKVI (AM) and WKVI-FM.
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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 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.
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.