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98.9 The Bear

The OFFICIAL page for Fort Wayne's Rock Station!

08/28/2024

If driving, avoid the area of E Wayne Trace and New Haven Ave.

08/28/2024

🚨🏁 98.9 The Bear Car Victory Alert! 🏁🚨

A big congratulations to our very own #8 driver, Tommy Cook, for taking the checkered flag at Angola Motorsport Speedway last Saturday night!

🏆 After some tough breaks in the past few weeks, Tommy roared back to victory lane, proving that perseverance pays off. 💪

We're proud to have Tommy representing 98.9 The Bear and Rogers Motorsports. Let's keep this momentum going this weekend! 🐻🔥

08/28/2024

👀👀👀

Something is definitely up. Was this a clue?

08/28/2024

What do you think Linkin Park is announcing today at 2:15?

Heather Rooney
10a-3p

08/28/2024

Can’t get Eddie Vedder than this.

08/27/2024

What couldn't you believe you had to explain to another adult?

Heather Rooney
10a-3p

08/27/2024

Share your pics if you were at Pearl Jam at Ruoff Music Center tonight?

08/26/2024

National Dog Day Today!

Anyone else say bye to their pets before they leave? I tell Ryker I love him, to be a good boy, and I'll be back with his brother after school and work.

Heather Rooney
10a-3p

08/26/2024

🤘Listen at 11AM and 4PM to win 🤘

ROB ZOMBIE + ALICE COOPER
With MINISTRY and FILTER

📅Saturday, August 31
📍At Ruoff Music Center

08/25/2024

Post a pic from your weekend!

08/25/2024

Bear Metal Playlist for 8/24 powered by 20 Past 4 and More! Can you dig it!

Gojira - Stranded
Kerry King Music - Toxic
Machine Head - Locust
Seven Hours After Violet- Paradise
ARCHITECTS - Seeing Red
Knocked Loose - Deep in the Willow
Lamb of God - Omerta
Carcosa - Righteous Man
In Flames - Pin all Map
Devin Townsend - PowerNerd
BRING ME THE HORIZON - Kool-Aid
Slipknot - Spit It Out
Patient Sixty-Seven - Mare's Nest
Trivium - Implore the Darken Sky
Within the Ruins - Demon Killer
Children Of Bodom - In Your Face
Jinjer - Pisces
BRAND OF SACRIFICE - Lifeblood
Motionless In White - Thoughts & Prayers
Judas Priest - Painkiller
Fit For A King - Technium
Sepultura - Refuse/ Resist
Chimaira - Power Trip

What should I play next week?
Thanks! -Drew Cage

08/25/2024

Tonight... WE DANCE!
-Drew Cage

08/23/2024

How many divorces are enough divorces that it becomes a red flag?
260-484-2327
Drew Cage

08/23/2024

You’re in Hell. What’s on TV?

Heather Rooney
10a-3p

08/22/2024

What's the "family friendly" excuse you give the kids when mom & Dad need some "boom boom" time?
260-484-2327
Drew Cage

08/22/2024

Too much weekend on the mind! Lets go!!

Heather Rooney
10a-3p

08/21/2024

What's the most fun thing about your town? Is it known for something or just good hangs?
260-484-2327
Drew Cage

08/20/2024

Congrats to Conner Young for scoring the autographed Five Finger Death Punch guitar!

08/20/2024

What is the GROSSEST thing you've ever had in your mouth?
Keep it PG-13, I'm watching you.
260-484-2327
Drew Cage

08/20/2024

98.9 The Bear Presents Pop Evil and Bad Wolves

Come party with us the night before Thanksgiving!

📅Wednesday, November 27th
📍at Piere's

🎟️ Tickets are on sale Friday 10AM --> https://bit.ly/4cxJdfV

08/19/2024

Without mentioning politics! Start a fight in 5 words or less.
260-484-2327
Drew Cage

08/19/2024

If someone from the 80's woke up today, what would surprise them the most?

Heather Rooney
10a-3p

08/18/2024

Bear Metal Playlist for 8/17 powered by 20 Past 4 and More! Thoughts? Suggestions? Give me your money? I'm just trying things man, these get hard to write every week.

Mastodon - March of the Fire Ants
THE PLOT IN YOU - Forgotten
Oceano - The Price of Pain
Coal Chamber - Big Truck
Su***de Silence - You Only Live Once
White Zombie- Creature at the Wheel
Born of Osiris - In Desolation
Slaughter To Prevail - Baba Yaga
Loathe - It's Yours
Vended - Serenity
Obituary - Chopped in Half
Spiritbox - Holy Roller
Orbit Culture - Strangler
The Haunted - 99
Left to Suffer - Lost in the Dark
Gojira - Liquid Fire
Slayer - God Send Death
Until I Wake - Hole Hearted
Thy Art Is Murder - Death Squad Anthem
Amon Amarth - Find Another Way or Make One
Arch Enemy - Dream Stealer
Pantera - Domination

"Be Excellent to Each Other"- Ted "Theodore" Logan. - Drew Cage

08/18/2024

Tonight! Insert your own witty comment here. Put in the work. -Drew Cage

08/17/2024

🛑 Enter now for your last chance to win 🛑

✔20th anniversary of Blast Tyrant autographed album from Clutch
✔10th anniversary of Great Western Valkyrie autographed album from Rival Sons

PLUS

🎟FOUR tickets to see them at Sweetwater Pavilion on 9/22!
Both bands will be using each album as the center pieces for their sets!

Click here to enter: https://bit.ly/46BEMzh

08/16/2024

Tell me about your worst break up
260-484-2327
Drew Cage

08/16/2024

What's on tap for your weekend?

Heather Rooney
10a-3p

Address

2915 Maples Road
Fort Wayne, IN
46816

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

Website

http://www.989thebear.com/

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Videos

Can’t get Eddie Vedder than this.

Johnnie 13 talks with Chris Kael of Five Finger Death Punch

The Bear's Johnnie 13 talks with Chris Kael of Five Finger Death Punch about their summer 2024 tour that is making a stop at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, IN on Friday, August 16, 2024.

#ad Walking helps. So does Viking Psychiatry

And the winner of a Smoky Mountain Experience is …..

JUST ANNOUNCED 🔥 Limp Bizkit🔥 July 21, 2024 At Ruoff Music Center Featuring special guests Bones w/ Eddy Baker & Xavier Wulf, N8NOFACE, Corey Feldman, and Riff Raff! Listen all this week at 11AM and 3PM to win tickets! Click here for a bonus chance to win right now --> https://bit.ly/46K9lRR 🎫 Grab presale tickets Thursday, December 7 at 10am with the offer code INDIANA | https://livemu.sc/3Gtxl0V ▶️ On Sale Friday, December 8 at 10am

Drew Cage out at Cedar Creek Carts test driving. Nobody died. Grand opening today until 3pm

Live at The Bell Mansion in the creepy basement! Another Paranormal Flashlight tour is coming up at 9pm! Come join us!

Tonight’s the night. Join Heather Rooney at The Bell Mansion LLC in downtown Fort Wayne for paranormal flashlight tours at 7p or 9p. Get 🎟️ in advance and use code BEAR at checkout to save $9.89 off each ticket. Code is good until 5p tonight (10/14) https://bit.ly/3LVYbBV

The HU live in Stan's Room at Piere's on September 22, 2023. Jason Lee & Kluck Live Podcast.

The HU stopped by the live "Here's Your Freakin' Podcast" with Jason Lee and Kluck in Stan's Room at Piere's to perform a special version of Yuve Yuve Yu. Check out the podcsast for interviews and perfomances from The HU and Asking Alexandria, plus we meet Cheese Factory Pervert and his wife. And his girlfriend! Here the entire episode here --> https://bit.ly/3hRRrpt

Acoustic Asking Alexandria last night with The Jason Lee & Kluck Show live podcast before their show at Piere's. The podcast episode will be out this Tuesday around noon. Subscribe here --> https://bit.ly/3hRRrpt

It's Christmas in July! Win tickets to The Bear's Electric Christmas this week at 11AM and 4PM. See Skillet Music, Theory of a Deadman, and Saint Asonia at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum on December 5th!

It's Christmas in July with Tyler from Theory of a Deadman and 98.9 The Bear! Listen all this week at 11AM and 4PM to win tickets! See Theory of a Deadman, Skillet Music, and Saint Asonia at The Bear's Electric Christmas at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum on December 5th! For a bonus chance to win, click here --> https://bit.ly/3Peb5xT

Investigation Discovery has a new series called Late Night Lockup debuting tonight, and it features Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry. Heather Rooney 10a-3p

This is how you exit the school year, and that’s the bottom line. Heather Rooney 10a-3p

Tonight!

$25 Concert Week

$25 All-In Tickets, on sale NOW through May 16! --> LiveNation.com/ConcertWeek Here are some of the shows in the area: 3 Doors Down, Amon Amarth, Badflower, Beartooth, Breaking Benjamin, Bret Michaels, Bring Me The Horizon, Candlebox. Clutch, Coal Chamber, Disturbed, Fall Out Boy, Ghost, Godsmack, GWAR, Incubus, Jinjer, Lamb of God, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Modest Mouse, Motionless In White, Mudvayne, Nonpoint, Pantera, Rival Sons, Smashing Pumpkins, Staind, Story of the Year, Sublime with Rome, Sum 41, The Offspring, Trivium, ZZ Top, and more! Get tickets to countless shows at Ruoff Music Center , TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park , and the Old National Centre!

Special Announcement from Drew Cage

Tomorrow’s hangover cure

You have a long day ahead of you. And a longer night. When you wake up tomorrow after celebrating top off your tank with the Hoosier Biscuit Bowl from Wendy’s! #ad