branding your npr station inform entertain inspire frequency 88.1 mhz first air date 1972 format news talk information audience share 5.2 fall 2007 rrc 1 erp 10 500 watts haat 169.0 meters class b facility id 19365 transmitter coordinates 41 36 59.00 n 86 11 43.00 w 41.6163889 n 86.1952778 w 41.6163889 ; 86.1952778 affiliations american public media national public radio public radio international owner elkhart community schools website official website wvpe 88.1 fm is the national public radio member station for the michiana region of northern indiana and southwest michigan . licensed to elkhart indiana and owned by elkhart community schools it features programming from npr american public media and public radio international . the station has obtained a construction permit from the fcc for a power increase to 11 000 watts . 2 3 history edit this article contains embedded lists that may be better presented using prose . you can help by converting the list or lists to prose if appropriate . editing help is available . september 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message the station went on the air in 1972 as a student operated station . in 1982 the station added its first full time staff person and started a transition away from a student lab to serve the public as a public radio service . in 1983 the station started playing jazz blues folk and other music in 1984 it added programming from the public radio satellite such as a prairie home companion and the thistle & shamrock when it joined american public radio now public radio international . in 1987 the station added its first public radio news programming and qualified for federal funding from the corporation for public broadcasting in 1990 . throughout the 1980s wvpe grew in its services and audience with a mix of jazz blues and folk music . in 1991 the station joined national public radio bringing npr news programming back to the region after a 16 month absence . in 1995 the station moved to an all npr news format with the addition of the diane rehm show and talk of the nation . in 2000 wvpe was recognized with awards from indiana associated press and the society of professional journalists followed by six awards in 2002 for news coverage including best newscast from iap and spectrum award from iba for best news story . in 2003 the station received 11 awards for news coverage including an edward r. murrow award for excellence in sports reporting . in 2007 the station s michiana chronicles commentary series won a regional murrow award for writing . the weekly series presents stories and essays by local writers from michiana the region of north central indiana and southern michigan roughly centered on south bend . citation needed since 1984 ole harv has done the blues revue radio program supporting the blues in the michiana area . stream live each saturday and sunday afternoon from 1 00 pm to 4 00 pm est at www.wvpe.org blues revue.html other programming includes in addition to diane rehm and thistle & shamrock fresh air with terry gross wait wait ... don t tell me this american life mountain stage the moth and only a game . references edit south bend market ratings . radio research consortium . arbitron . fall 2007 . wvpe facility record . united states federal communications commission audio division . wvpe station information profile . arbitron . external links edit query the fcc s fm station database for wvpe radio locator information on wvpe query nielsen audio s fm station database for wvpe michiana chronicles v t e radio stations in the south bend indiana market by fm frequency 88.1 88.5 88.9 89.7 89.9 90.7 91.7 92.1 92.5 92.9 93.5 94.3 95.3 95.7 96.1 96.5 96.9 97.7 99.1 99.9 100.7 101.5 102.3 103.1 103.9 104.7 105.3 106.3 by am frequency 960 1270 1290 1340 1460 1580 1620 by callsign w223au w241ad w243aj w287bl waus wbyt wcmr wcxb wdnd wetl wfrn wgnc whfb fm whme whly whpd whpz wkam wndv fm wnil wnsn wqlq wrbr fm wrdi wsbl lp wsbt wsmm wsmk wsnd wtrc wtrc fm wubs wubu wvpe wyxx wzoc defunct stations wpnt 1490 am nearby radio markets benton harbor st. joseph chicago ft. wayne grand rapids kalamazoo lafayette muncie marion south central mi see also list of radio stations in indiana list of radio stations in michigan v t e npr member stations in the state of indiana anderson wbsb bloomington wfiu crawfordsville wndy elkhart wvpe evansville wnin fm fort wayne wboi franklin wfci gary wgve fm hagerstown wbsh indianapolis wfyi fm lowell wlpr fm marion wbsw muncie wbst portland wbsj roanoke wbni fm terre haute wisu vincennes wvub west lafayette wbaa west lafayette wbaa fm see also list of npr stations see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 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