WWDV (96.9 FM "The Drive") is a radio station in Zion, Illinois. The station is currently owned by Bonneville International, and simulcasts with WDRV (97.1 FM). "The Drive" programs a classic rock/hits format called "Timeless Rock" (similar to the early days of WLUP). Image File history File links WWDV.gif‎ Licensing This is a logo of an organization, item, or event, and is protected by copyright and/or trademark. ... Look up slogan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... FreQuency is a music video game developed by Harmonix and published by SCEI. It was released in November 2001. ... FM radio is a broadcast technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. ... MegaHertz (MHz) is the name given to one million (106) Hertz, a measure of frequency. ... The abbreviations FM, Fm, and fm may refer to: Electrical engineering Frequency modulation (FM) and its most common applications: FM broadcasting, used primarily to broadcast music and speech at VHF frequencies FM synthesis, a sound-generation technique popularized by early digital synthesizers Science Femtometre (fm), an SI measure of length... HD Radio is a brand name of a method of digital transmission of AM and FM radio stations. ... A radio format or programming format describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. ... For the magazine, see Classic Rock (magazine). ... Classic hits is a popular music radio format, a variation on the classic rock theme that provides most of the playlist of classic rock with an addition of contemporaneous R&B and pop hits as well, striking a balance between the mostly 70s-focused classic rock genre and the more... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Watt (disambiguation). ... This is a list of broadcast station classes applicable in much of North America under international agreements between the United States, Canada and Mexico. ... Call sign can refer to different types of call signs: Airline call sign Aviator call sign Cosmonaut call sign Radio and television call signs Tactical call sign, also known as a tactical designator See also: International Callsign Allocations, Maritime Mobile Service Identity This is a disambiguation page — a navigational... Bonneville International Corporation, managed by Deseret Management Corporation, is a broadcasting company wholly owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the LDS Church). ... A webcast is a live media file distributed over the Internet using streaming media technology. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... FM radio is a broadcast technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. ... A radio station is an audio (sound) broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves (a form of electromagnetic radiation) from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device. ... Zion is a city located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Bonneville International Corporation, managed by Deseret Management Corporation, is a broadcasting company wholly owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the LDS Church). ... WDRV (97. ... FM radio is a broadcast technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. ... For the magazine, see Classic Rock (magazine). ... Classic hits is a popular music radio format, a variation on the classic rock theme that provides most of the playlist of classic rock with an addition of contemporaneous R&B and pop hits as well, striking a balance between the mostly 70s-focused classic rock genre and the more... WLUP (97. ...

History

WAXO first signed on the air at 96.9 FM on November 4, 1962; the first voice heard was that of Paul Weyrich. The station's effective radiated power then was 3,500 watts, broadcasting from a transmitter and 143-foot tower at 6400 67th Street and studios in the Isermann Building at 616 56th Street in downtown Kenosha. In 1966, WAXO built new AM-FM studios at the transmitter/tower location, and moved operations there. (The building is now a medical facility, though the WAXO tower supports remain on the grounds.) Paul M. Weyrich (born October 7, 1942, in Racine, Wisconsin) is a US conservative political activist and commentator. ...

WAXO was Kenosha's second modern-day radio station after WLIP and was billed as "The new voice of a new and greater Kenosha". WAXO's first station manager was longtime broadcaster Roy Ambrose of Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Paul Weyrich was the first program director and Don Jensen was the first news director. Subsequent station managers included Richard Blaha and Darrell Gorr. In a late-1968 promotional stunt, WAXO announcer Gary Anderson held a record for constant on-air broadcast duties by performing an air shift of 96.9 hours. WLIP is a fulltime radio station at AM 1050 kilohertz located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA and serving the Chicago-Milwaukee metropolitan region along the west shore of Lake Michigan with 250 watts effective radiated power both day and night. ... Nickname: The Port City, Manty Location of Manitowoc in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin County Manitowoc Government  - Mayor Kevin M. Crawford(D) Area  - City 44. ... Paul M. Weyrich (born October 7, 1942, in Racine, Wisconsin) is a US conservative political activist and commentator. ...

Service Broadcasting Corporation owned WAXO between 1962 and June 14, 1969. Arnold Johnson was president, Dr. Robert Heller was executive vice-president, and John E. Malloy Esq. was secretary-treasurer.

The company had always intended to operate an AM radio station, and there was an unused local Federal Communications Commission AM frequency allocation at 1500 kilohertz. However, there were competing interests for the AM license, most notably from neighboring Zion, Illinois which had lost its 50,000-watt radio station in a 1930s fire. After lengthy testimony the FCC decided to grant the AM 1500 license to the Zion-Benton Broadcasting Association of Zion, and the station became WZBN, signing on the air on September 19, 1967. After that, Service Broadcasting decided to sell WAXO, and competition developed for the licensed 96.9 FM frequency from broadcasting interests in both Zion and Racine, Wisconsin. The owners of WZBN in Zion were the successful applicants, and paid $250,000 for WAXO. Within weeks a lightning strike destroyed the transmitter and WAXO's new owners were granted permission for an increase in power to 10,000 watts horizontal and 8,100 watts vertical and a new 500-foot antenna tower at Dexter's Corner, Wisconsin. The FCCs official seal. ... A kilohertz (kHz) is a unit of frequency equal to 1,000 hertz (1,000 cycles per second). ... Zion is a city located in Lake County, Illinois. ... The abbreviation FCC can refer to: Face-centered cubic (usually fcc), a crystallographic structure Federal Communications Commission, a US government organization Farm Credit Corporation/Farm Credit Canada, a Canadian government organization Families with Children from China, an adoption support organization Florida Christian College, a college in central Florida Fresno City... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Dexters Corner is an unincorporated residential and agricultural community within the village of Pleasant Prairie in southeastern Kenosha County, Wisconsin located at the intersection of Wisconsin Highway 31 and Springbrook Road. ...

By autumn of 1969 the new owners had changed the call letters to WKZN (for "Waukegan Kenosha Zion Newport"). They referred to themselves on-air as "KZ97". The new ownership had ordered and installed a new Schafer automation system, then sold the three-year-old building and moved the WKZN studios to 2219 63rd Street in uptown Kenosha, which was built as a fire station. By 1974 WKZN was moved from Kenosha to combined WZBN-WKZN studios at 2700 Sheridan Road in Zion. In radio (including television), a callsign or call sign (also call letters) is a unique designation for amateur, broadcast, and sometimes military radio use, as well as for broadcast television. ... The first Schafer Automation System, installed at KGEE(AM) in Bakersfield, California in 1956, was dubbed the blue-wire job because all of the wiring in it was blue, its inventor, Paul Schafer said. ...

The WAXO call letters were later issued to 1220 AM in Lewisburg, Tennessee, where they are still in use. WAXO's 1969 tower at Dexter's Corner is still in use by the station. WAXO is a radio station in Lewisburg, Tennessee broadcasting country music on AM 1220 kHz. ... Lewisburg is a city in Marshall County, Tennessee, United States. ...

Typical WAXO Programming

• Sundial with Paul Weyrich
• The Mike is Yours with Larry Taylor
• Home Executive Club with Lida Hindley
• The Noon Report and Showtime with Don Jensen
• The Chuck Presley Show - Chuck Presley
• The Lou Rugani Show - Lou Rugani
• Sentimental Journey with Augie Gnorski (Gus Gnorski)
• Moondial with Jay Wells
• Passport to Italy with Mario Capponi
• Your Opinion Please with Roy Ambrose
• The Big Bands with Lew Strangberg
• Play By Play with Jim Wynne
• Invitation to Music with Wayne Blackmon
• The Frank Carmichael Show - Frank Carmichael
• The Hammond Organ Show with Lillian Crawford (and later, Lillian Gildenstern)

WNIZ

In 1983, WKZN was sold to Northern Illinois Broadcasting, the owners of WNIB (97.1 FM), which had been experiencing interference problems from WKZN's adjoining frequency. WKZN then became WNIZ, and simulcast nearly all of WNIB's programming until both stations were sold in 2000 for $158 million to the Bonneville broadcasting interests. WDRV (97. ... Simulcast is a contraction of simultaneous broadcast, and refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium at the same time. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...

On April 2, 2001, WNIB became WDRV ("The Drive"), and WNIZ became a simulcast of WDRV's sister station, WTMX. Call letters for 96.9 were changed to 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. is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... WTMX-FM (101. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

WDRV 97.1 FM

• See also WDRV

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. WDRV (97. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, encompassing a broad period from roughly 1000 to the present day. ... Zion is a city located in Lake County, Illinois. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Bonneville International Corporation, managed by Deseret Management Corporation, is a broadcasting company wholly owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the LDS Church). ...

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), Bobby Skafish (afternoons), Phil Manicki (evenings), and Greg Easterling (overnights). Current weekend personalities include Carla Leonardo, Allie Ellison, Seaver and Jenny Page. On Sunday mornings Bob Stroud hosts his famous Rock 'N Roll Roots show, which debuted in 1980 at WMET. Steve Downes' nationally syndicated show, The Classics, is aired every Sunday night. is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Steve Downes Steve Downes is a successful American disc jockey and voice actor. ... Master Chief Petty Officer SPARTAN-117, commonly referred to in-game as Master Chief and whose real name is known only as John, is the fictional protagonist within the Halo universe. ... Halo is video game series created by Bungie Studios. ... Bobby Skafish is a longtime radio personality in the Chicago area. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Steve Downes Steve Downes is a successful American disc jockey and voice actor. ...

HD Radio

In September of 2006, WWDV's HD-2 station signed on simmulcasting with WDRV HD-2 featuring Deep Tracks. HD Radio is an in-band on-channel (IBOC) digital radio system created by iBiquity for broadcasting via existing FM and AM radio stations. ...

External links

• "The Drive" website
• Query the FCC's FM station database for WWDV
• Radio Locator information on WWDV