WDRV

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**WDRV/WWDV**

Broadcast area	Chicago/Zion, Illinois
Branding	The Drive
Slogan	Timeless Rock, True Variety
First air date	1957
Frequency	97.1 FM (MHz) 97.1-2 FM (WDRV-2 - The Drive's Deep Tracks) (HD Radio)
Format	Timeless Rock
ERP	8,400 watts
Callsign meaning	W DRiVe
Owner	Bonneville International
Website	WDRV/WWDV website

WDRV (97.1 FM) is a radio station in Chicago, Illinois. The station is currently owned by Bonneville International, and simulcasts on WWDV (96.9 FM). "The Drive", as both stations are known as, programs a hits-leaning classic rock format called "Timeless Rock".

1 History
2 WWDV 96.9 FM
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] History

The 97.1 frequency signed on as WNIB (NIB=Northern Illinois Broadcasting, original owner) in 1957, playing classical music. Later, the company purchased the station at 96.9 FM in Zion, changing the call letters to WNIZ and serving as a simulcast for communities north of Chicago. The stations were sold in 2000 to Bonneville International.

WNIB then became WDRV "The Drive" on April 2, 2001. Many of The Drive's personalities have had long histories at other Chicago radio stations. The on-air staff includes morning host Steve Downes (the voice of the Master Chief in the Halo video games), Bob Stroud (middays), Phil Manicki (afternoons), Christine Moran (evenings), and Greg Easterling (overnights). Current weekend personalities include Jeff Clyberg, Dave Harris, Carla Leonardo, Allie Ellison, Seaver, Jenny Page and Kathy Voltmer.

[edit] WWDV 96.9 FM

For many years, this station simulcast the programming of WNIB as WNIZ. When WNIB became WDRV, WNIZ became a simulcast of WDRV's sister station, WTMX. Call letters for 96.9 became WTNX. This simulcast did very little for WTMX's ratings, and management felt it would be more appropriate to be paired up with its neighbor at 97.1. On January 1, 2003, 96.9 became the north metro frequency for "The Drive", and the call letters were changed to WWDV.