WDRV
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| City of license | WDRV: Chicago, Illinois WWDV: Zion, Illinois |
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| Broadcast area | Chicago, Illinois and the Northern suburbs |
| Branding | The Drive |
| Slogan | "Timeless Rock, True Variety" "The Soundtrack of Our Lives" |
| Frequency | WDRV: 97.1 MHz FM WWDV: 96.9 MHz FM (Also on HD Radio) 97.1-2 FM (WDRV-2 - The Drive's Deep Tracks) |
| First air date | March 16, 2001 |
| Format | Classic rock/hits |
| ERP | WDRV: 8.4/7.5 (H/V) kW WWDV: 50/38 (H/V) kW |
| HAAT | WDRV: 363 meters WWDV: 148 meters |
| Class | B (both stations) |
| Facility ID | WDRV: 49552 WWDV: 49547 |
| Callsign meaning | Derived from "DRiVe" |
| Owner | Bonneville International (Bonneville Holding Company) |
| Sister stations | WILV, WTMX |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wdrv.com |
WDRV (97.1 FM "The Drive") is a radio station in Chicago, Illinois. The station is currently owned by Bonneville International, and simulcasts on WWDV (96.9 FM). "The Drive" programs a classic rock/hits format called "Timeless Rock" (similar to the early days of WLUP). WDRV now broadcasts in HD digital radio, with its normal format located at 97.1 HD1, while it airs "Deep Tracks" (deeper album cuts) on 97.1 HD2, as well as streaming both of these on the Internet at wdrv.com.
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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), Bobby Skafish (afternoons), Phil Manicki (evenings), and Greg Easterling (overnights). Current weekend personalities include Ryan Arnold, "Crazy" Ray Styles, Allie Ellison, Jim Foster, Carla Leonardo, Steve Seaver, Marc Vernon and Mitch Michaels.
On Saturday nights, The Deep End with Nick Michaels is aired. 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.
[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
- "The Drive" website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WDRV
- Radio Locator information on WDRV
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WDRV
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WWDV
- Radio Locator information on WWDV
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WWDV
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