[4] In addition, they were informed that if they wanted to continue operating, they needed to file a formal license application by January 15, 1928, as the first step in determining whether they met the new "public interest, convenience, or necessity" standard.
[5] On May 25, 1928, the FRC issued General Order 32, which notified 164 stations, including WKBZ, that "From an examination of your application for future license it does not find that public interest, convenience, or necessity would be served by granting it.
Also airing on Sundays was the West Michigan Top 40 show, which counted down the songs on a historic local record chart from a given date.
In late 2021, Grand Valley State University announced that it would end the "Real Oldies" format and shut down WGVU and WGVS on January 7, 2022.
The university planned to return the AM station licenses to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and sell their transmitter sites.