 The license surrender had followed an investigation by the commission into a decade of limited operations for it and co-owned WVAB (1550 AM).On January 22, 2018, the FCC designated WBVA and WVAB's license renewals for a hearing.According to the commission's records, WBVA operated for a total of 120 days in the two license terms between April 1, 2008 and November 30, 2017, and was silent for the remaining period of over nine years.