KGRG's nighttime signal reception is affected mainly by KKPZ Portland, as well as CJYM Rosetown, Saskatchewan in certain areas.
[2] Staff members have stated that they've received emails from people claiming to hear the signal in Kansas, and even as far away as Finland and Norway.
[citation needed] Licensed April 28, 1982, KENU was a country music station at 1330 AM run by a series of local owners in Enumclaw, Washington including Robert Reverman.
[4] KQZQ aired a Hard Rock radio format which only lasted for a total of 23 days, when KENU returned by popular demand.
In 2001, the general manager of GRCC's radio stations, Tom Evans Krause, allowed a format change.
KENU was moved into the Student Center, next door to KGRG at the Auburn campus with a new digital on air studio.
But in actuality, the station was undergoing preparations for a new image campaign to in an attempt to boost awareness of KENU at the school and in the community as well as slightly refocusing the music format.
The new format included a new logo, new IDs, new slogan "The Northwest's Underground Music Source", and the playlist was completely revamped.
The station management worked very hard to keep the format afloat, but the lack of student involvement would have resulted in the class being dissolved for the year.
In February 2007, the long-standing KENU call sign was changed to KGRG to match their sister FM station and the new name.