103.9 The Bear

103.9 The Bear (WRBR-FM) is an active rock radio station based in South Bend, Indiana, USA, serving the Michiana region. It focuses on rock music from the 90s and 2000s, including grunge bands like Nirvana, Alice in Chains, and Pearl Jam, as well as acts such as Godsmack, Disturbed, and Shinedown, blended with classics from Led Zeppelin and AC/DC.

The station features the morning show The Jason Lee & Kluck Show, midday host Jena Jacobbs with the At Work Show, afternoon drive with Tommy Carroll’s Afternoon Attitude Check, and evenings with Reverend Ryno’s Church of Rock. Owned by Federated Media, it engages listeners through concerts, events like The Big Growl and Stuff-A-Bus, contests, and podcasts. Studios are located at 237 West Edison Rd, Mishawaka, IN.

WRBR-FM signed on in 1964 as WJVA-FM, adopted its current calls in 1968, and switched to its rock format in 1998 after previous stints in Top 40 and oldies.