WGVU (AM)
WGVU-AM is a radio station that serves the Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan area. The main broadcast frequency is 1480 kHz, which is licensed to Kentwood, Michigan, a Grand Rapids suburb. It is simulcast on WGVS-AM 850 kHz, which is licensed to Muskegon. The station's current format is oldies music. Both WGVU and WGVS are owned and operated by Grand Valley State University, along with WGVU-FM and WGVS-FM (which feature a talk/jazz format). Additionally the station's audio simulcasts on the digital subchannels of WGVU/WGVK on channel 35.4/52.4, which features scrolling television schedules along with visual song/artist information for the radio audio.
WGVU began broadcasting on May 22, 1992. The station since its inception has served as a public broadcaster and is a National Public Radio affiliate, with NPR News on the hour (although the station does not air NPR long-form news programming such as Morning Edition and All Things Considered, which were dropped from the schedule with the format change from news/talk to oldies).