On November 18, 1987, Cape Cod Tech filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to build a new high school radio station on 90.3 FM.
[2] The FCC granted CCT a construction permit on October 27, 1988, and the station, known as WCCT-FM, began broadcasting in September 1989, debuting in the 1989–90 school year.
The idea was hatched by a local resident who noted both the poor signal of WBUR in the area and the underutilization of the WCCT-FM facility.
As part of the arrangement, WCCT-FM exchanged its original transmitter, dating to 1945, for a new one furnished by WBUR, which also provided other technical support.
[10] Cape Cod Regional Tech High School was demolished and rebuilt, but no provision was made for WCCT-FM; as a result, it was silent for more than a year, leading to the cancellation of its license by the FCC on January 24, 2024.