WKVI

Not to be confused with KVI in Seattle.

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.

WKVI and WKVI-FM

Knox, Indiana United States
Broadcast area	Starke and Pulaski Counties, North Central Indiana, South Bend market
Frequencies	WKVI: 1520 kHz WKVI-FM: 99.3 MHz
Branding	WKVI: All News AM 1520 WKVI-FM: Vinyl Gold
Programming
Format	WKVI: All news WKVI-FM: Oldies
Affiliations	WKVI: ABC News Radio WKVI-FM: Fox News Radio
Ownership
Owner	Kankakee Valley Broadcasting Company, Inc.
Sister stations	WYMR
History
First air date	WKVI: July 21, 1959 (1959-07-21)
Call sign meaning	Kankakee Valley, Indiana
Technical information[1][2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	WKVI: 33325 WKVI-FM: 33328
Class	WKVI: D WKVI-FM: A
Power	WKVI: 1,800 watts (daytime) 350 watts critical hours
ERP	WKVI-FM: 3,300 watts
HAAT	WKVI-FM: 84 meters (276 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	WKVI: 41°19′17.8″N 86°36′21.4″W
Links
Public license information	WKVI: Public file LMS WKVI-FM: Public file LMS
Website	wkvi.com

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)^[3] issued by the FCC. The station is known as MAX 98.3 FM WYMR and is currently on-the-air.

Former logos

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

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

WKVI-FM Service Area Map