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WVPE Turns 48 Today - Here Is How You Can Help Us Celebrate

WVPE 88.1 Elkhart/South Bend | By Diane Daniels

Published June 23, 2019 at 12:00 AM EDT

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Publication from May 4, 1972 showing a student from Elkhart Memorial H.S. and Goshen H.S. working in preparation for WVPE to become licensed by the FCC

Elkhart Truth via the Elkhart City History File at Elkhart Public Library

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More coverage of WVPE's earliest days from May 17, 1972

Elkhart Truth via the Elkhart City History File at Elkhart Public Library

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As part of its coverage of "Young America on the Move" the Elkhart Truth profiled WVPE on Oct. 21, 1972

Elkhart Truth via the Elkhart City History File at Elkhart Public Library

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As part of its coverage of "Young America on the Move" the Elkhart Truth profiled WVPE on Oct. 21, 1972

Elkhart Truth via Elkhart City History File at Elkhart Public Library

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The Elkhart Truth provided this coverage of WVPE on Nov. 2, 1974 highlighting that the station was on the air nightly

Elkhart Truth via Elkhart City History File at Elkhart Public Library

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A Career Center student operates a WVPE remote unit in this photo published on Nov. 2, 1974

Elkhart Truth via Elkhart City History File at Elkhart Public Library

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Students from Elkhart Memorial and Central operate WVPE equipment in this photo published on Nov. 2, 1974

Elkhart Truth via Elkhart City History File at Elkhart Public Library

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A "disc jockey" from Memorial H.S. working at WVPE in this photo published on Nov. 2, 1974

Elkhart Truth via Elkhart City History File at Elkhart Public Library

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WVPE logo Nov. 22, 1982

WVPE Archives

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Elkhart Truth article on WVPE beginning to broadcast in stereo from June 29, 1983

Elkhart Truth via the WVPE Archives

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Stereo sound comes to WVPE according to reporting in the Elkhart Truth June 29, 1983

Elkhart Truth via the WVPE Archives

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WVPE logo as seen on station letterhead from Oct. 24, 1983

WVPE Archives

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Elkhart Truth article from Nov. 29, 1983 on WVPE changing its music format

Elkhart Truth via the WVPE Archives

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WVPE Press Release dated Dec. 13, 1990 announcing the station's NPR affiliation

WVPE Archives

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Elkhart Truth coverage from Sept. 13, 1992 of WVPE broadcasting 10 years of jazz

Elkhart Truth via the WVPE Archives

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Elkhart Truth coverage from Sept. 13, 1992 of WVPE broadcasting 10 years of jazz

Elkhart Truth via the WVPE Archives

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1993 WVPE Programming Guide from a WVPE Newsletter

WVPE Archives

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Vintage publicity photo of Ole Harv

WVPE Archives

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WVPE logo from 1996

WVPE Archives

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Elkhart Truth article from Feb. 9, 1996

Elkhart Truth via the WVPE Archives

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WVPE helps sponsor the Elkhart Jazz Festival

WVPE Archives

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Elkhart Truth insert celebrating WVPE's 25th anniversary in June 1997

Elkhart Truth via the WVPE Archives

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WVPE logo celebrating 45 years on the air

WVPE Archives

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WVPE app available for Apple and Android

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On June 23, 1972 WVPE was granted its license from the FCC.

Join, renew or make an additional gift to celebrate your local NPR station's birthday by clicking on the link below.

https://wvpe.thankyou4caring.org/

Also check out the slideshow posted here of some amazing archive images we put together that chronicle our 48 years on the air. (Some of the images actually precede our birthday. That's because the FCC allows stations to "test" their broadcast signal over the air before they are offiically licensed.)

Enjoy! And if you have a great WVPE memory to share, let us know. Email us at wvpe@wvpe.org or post it to our Facebook or Twitter page.