The last of the original owners of Kankakee Valley Broadcasting has passed away. LeRoy Gudeman died at his Knox home Wednesday at the age of 95. He was part of the group that launched WKVI-FM in 1969 and continued to serve on Kankakee Valley Broadcasting’s board of directors until 2018. Along the way, he also saw the start of WKVI AM in 1970 and WYMR in 2015.
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Kankakee Valley Broadcasting is teaming up with Elite Travel for another exciting chartered bus trip. This time the destination is the nation’s capitol. The bus will leave on June 4th and return on the 8th. Continue reading
There are still a few spaces available for the Kankakee Valley Broadcasting chartered bus trip to the Creation Museum and Ark Encounter in northern Kentucky. The deluxe Royal Excursion motorcoach will depart from the WKVI studios in Knox on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 9 a.m. and return on the 23rd around 9 p.m. Continue reading
Kankakee Valley Broadcasting has the perfect Christmas gift for the cook on your list. MAX 98.3 FM and sister stations, WKVI AM and FM are issuing an updated cookbook in time for the holidays. Continue reading
Get a head start on your holiday shopping at the Mall of America. Kankakee Valley Broadcasting is hosting a chartered bus trip to Bloomington, Minn. Nov. 4-6. The bus will leave the WKVI studios in Knox at 9:30 a.m. CDT on Friday and return around 10 p.m. Sunday. Continue reading
Get in the Halloween spirit with a trip to the Niles Scream Park…if you dare. Kankakee Valley Broadcasting, which is the parent company of MAX 98.3 FM and WKVI AM/FM, is hosting a chartered bus trip to the popular seasonal attraction on Saturday, Oct. 15. Continue reading
MAX 98.3 listeners have the opportunity to join Kankakee Valley Broadcasting for a trip to South Carolina this spring. Continue reading
Enjoy the beauty of the Black Hills, Badlands and more on a six-day, five-night trip with Kankakee Valley Broadcasting. Travel coordinator Ed Hasnerl has a few last-minute seats available for next month’s motorcoach trip to South Dakota. The bus will leave early Aug. 17 from Knox and return on the 22nd. Continue reading
Enjoy the beauty of the Black Hills, Badlands and more on a six-day, five-night trip with Kankakee Valley Broadcasting. Travel coordinator Ed Hasnerl has a few last-minute seats available for next month’s motorcoach trip to South Dakota. The bus will leave early Aug. 17 from Knox and return on the 22nd. Continue reading
Kankakee Valley Broadcasting Travel Coordinator Ed Hasnerl has a few available slots for his upcoming trip to Holland, Mich. Enjoy the beauty of the annual Tulip Festival May 4-7. It’s just one of the adventures Ed has planned.
“Several people have talked to me about going to the Henry Ford Museum and eating dinner in an auto baron’s home – Edsel Ford, Edsel and Eleanor Ford’s home. It’s a wonderful home full of antiques and art, besides having dinner there,” Hasnerl said. Continue reading
Time is running out to make your reservations for the Kankakee Valley Broadcasting trip to Holland, Mich. May 4-7 to enjoy the beauty of the Tulip Festival. WKVI Travel Coordinator Ed Hasnerl says that’s just one of the exciting adventures he’s got planned. Continue reading
Join the staff of Kankakee Valley Broadcasting for today’s ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the launch of WYMR-FM, MAX 98.3. The 6,000 watt radio station is licensed in Culver and Plymouth and is a sister station to K99.3 WKVI FM and Kountry KVI 1520 AM, both of which are licensed in Knox. The stations share an air staff and news department and play a similar mix of hit music from the 1970s through present day. Continue reading
