On September 29, 1975, Oak Ridge applied for a construction permit for a new 10-watt noncommercial radio station to serve Orlando.
The application, backed by faculty adviser and station manager Jack Howard, was approved in October 1976.
WGAG-FM "FM 89", also known as "Green and Gold Radio" for the school's colors, began regular programming on November 3, 1977.
[2] Its transmitter had been manufactured in 1947,[1] and the age of the donated equipment presented issues at times for staff.
The station, operated by the school's radio club, ran on a shoestring budget: $200 a year, brought in by selling doughnuts and clearing lawns.