WKVI
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| City of license | Knox, Indiana |
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| Branding | K99.3 (FM); KVI Kountry (AM) |
| Slogan | The Voice of the Valley |
| Frequency |
99.3 (MHz) FM 1520 (kHz) AM |
| First air date | July 18, 1979 |
| Format | 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 |
| Website | http://www.wkvi.com/ |
WKVI is a radio station in Knox, Indiana owned by the Kankakee Valley Broadcasting Company. WKVI Radio consists of WKVI-FM "K99.3", with an adult contemporary format at 99.3 MHz FM and WKVI-AM 1520 kHz AM, which operates as "KVI Kountry". WKVI serves the Kankakee Valley area with news, music, and local high school sports.
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.
Current Staff
- General Manager/Midday DJ - Jerry Curtis
- Director of Operations/Afternoon DJ - Lenny Dessauer
- News Director/Morning News Reporter - Mary Perren
- Afternoon News Reporter - Anita Goodan
- Weekend News Reporter - Ben Haut
- Morning DJ - Tom Berg
- Sports - Harold Welter, Nathan Welter.
External links
- WKVI homepage
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WKVI-FM
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WKVI-AM
- ↑ "WKVI History". wkvi.com. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
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Coordinates: 41°19′20″N 86°36′17″W / 41.32222°N 86.60472°W