WGVS AM 850 Muskegon 
Simulcast of WGVU-AM 1480 Kentwood/Gd. Rapids
Slogan/Positioner: West Michigan Public Radio
Format: Public: News-Talk
Web site: www.wgvu.org/radio/
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E-Mail: visit web site
Major Network Affiliation: NPR
Class: B
Power / # of Towers: 1,000 watts / 4 / directional
Unlimited operations
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More Technical Information:
- engineering data
- station details
- FCCInfo.com
- Recnet Broadcast Query
- Coverage map (Radio Locator)
- Tower photos, thanks Tom Bosscher
Call Sign History:
- WGVS: 3/1/1999
- WKBZ: 1926
Call Sign Origin: Grand Valley State U.
On Air Date: 1926, on 1500 in Ludington
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 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
- 19xx: WKBZ-AM switches frequency to 850
- 193x: WKBZ-AM switches frequency to 1490, city of license to Muskegon
- 11/1926: WKBZ-AM on air at 1500 in Ludington
- WGVS-AM (formerly WKBZ) is the oldest station serving Muskegon
Center of antenna array/transmitter location:
Muskegon County
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