WDRV
WDRV (97.1 FM, "The Drive") is a commercial radio station licensed to serve Chicago, Illinois. The station is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting and airs a classic rock format. Its studios were originally located in the John Hancock Center.[5] On May 11, 2018, WDRV moved into all new, state-of-the-art, digital studios in Chicago's Prudential Plaza. WDRV's antenna is located atop the Aon Center.[6] The station's programming is simulcast on sister station 96.9 WWDV in Zion, Illinois.
- Chicago, Illinois
- United States
- Chicago, Illinois
- United States
97.1 The Drive
HD2: "Deep Tracks" (Classic rock)
- Hubbard Broadcasting
- (Chicago FCC License Sub, LLC)
WNIB (1955–2001)[2]
"Drive"
49552
B
363 meters (1,191 ft)
See § Signal note
Signal note[edit]
WDRV is short-spaced to sister station WWDV (licensed to serve Zion, Illinois) as they operate on adjacent channels and the cities they are licensed to serve are only 40 miles apart.[50] The minimum distance between two Class B FM radio stations operating on adjacent channels according to current FCC rules is 105 miles.[51] Both stations use directional antennas to reduce their signals toward each other.[6][52]