WGVS-FM 95.3 Whitehall/Muskegon

Simulcast of WGVU-FM 88.5 Allendale/Grand Rapids

Slogan/Positioner: WGVU Radio, West Michigan Public Radio

Format: Public: News/Talk, Jazz

Web site: www.wgvu.org

E-mail: visit web site

Major Network Affiliation: NPR

Power/Height/Class: 2,000 watts / 361 feet / A

FCC technical information:

• engineering data
• station details
• coverage area

More about station:

• Radio Locator coverage area
• FCCInfo.com listing
• Recnet Broadcast Query
• WGVU-FM from Wikipedia
• WGVS-FM from RadioTime.com
• WGVU on Facebook
• Tower photos, thanks Tom Bosscher

Call Sign History:

• WGVS-FM: 3/1/1999
• WKBZ-FM: 3/19/1993
• WMHZ: (not certain if this call was used)
• WNRF:
• WLRQ:

Call Sign Origin: Grand Valley State U.

On Air Date: approximately late 1970s

Owner: Grand Valley State University

Telephone: (616) 771-6666

Notes/History:

• 3/1999: Call sign changes: WKBZ-FM/AM become WGVS-FM/AM and the WKBZ calls move to 1520 AM, replacing WQWQ.
• 11/25/1998: WLC Broadcasting returns WKBZ FM/AM to Grand Valley State University as a result of a bankruptcy settlement. GVSU is now simulcasting the WGVU signals (Public/Jazz) on the WKBZ frequencies. WLC retained control of WQWQ-AM 1520 and moved the news-talk format from WKBZ-AM to that frequency.
• 1996: WKBZ FM/AM sold to WLC Broadcasting.
• 1995: WKBZ FM/AM 95.3/850 given as a gift to GVSU by Muskegon Lakeshore Broadcasting Inc. owners Robert Jewell and Daniel Thill.
• 199x: Format is Urban as Power 95.3 FM with WKBZ-FM call sign.
• Late 1970s: On air as WLRQ with top 40 format 'Super Q'.

Transmitter location:

Muskegon County

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