WGVU
David Oliver has a diverse work experience spanning over several decades. David began their career in the US Navy as a SATCOM Maintenance LCPO - ET1 from August 1984 to February 1989. David then worked at Hughes as a Satellite Network Engineer from April 1989 to March 1992. Following that, they joined WGVU as a Maintenance Engineer from March 1992 to August 1996. David then progressed to the role of Engineering Supervisor at WGVU from September 1996 to August 2018. Currently, they hold the position of Director of Engineering at WGVU since September 2018.
David Oliver attended the University of La Verne from 1984 to 1989. However, no specific degree or field of study is provided for this period. Additionally, at an unspecified time, they studied Computer and Information Systems at Grand Valley State University.
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WGVU
WGVU’s broadcast stations are licensed to Grand Valley State University as public radio and television facilities operating from the Meijer Public Broadcast Center, as part of the University's downtown Grand Rapids campus. Our television stations are affiliated with PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) and the radio stations are affiliated with NPR (National Public Radio). The first television station, WGVC-TV 35, signed on the air on December 17, 1972. In 1984, our Kalamazoo station, WGVK-TV, Channel 52, began operation. In 1987, the call letters of channel 35 were converted to WGVU-TV, reflecting Grand Valley State College's transformation to Grand Valley State University. WGVU-FM 88.5 began broadcasting on July 17, 1983 and expanded its power to 3,000 watts on December 17, 1987. WGVU-AM 1480 began simulcast transmissions on May 22, 1992, and stations WGVS-AM 850 in Muskegon and WGVS-FM 95.3 in Whitehall came on-board in 1999. On August 24, 2009, WGVU 1480 AM and WGVS 850 AM became Real Oldies, offering music from the 50s, 60s and early 70s to west Michigan. We are licensed in the Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek designated broadcast market. It is the 38th largest market in the United States, reaching over 2.4 million television viewers in 28 counties and over 1.3 million radio listeners from Grand Rapids to the Lakeshore.