WDRV
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| Broadcast area | Chicago/Zion, Illinois |
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| 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".
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[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.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- WDRV/WWDV website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WDRV
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WWDV
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