A carrier current outlet, "WCW", went on the air in 1950, and in 1956, the school struck a deal with commercial station WWST-FM in which the college received two hours of airtime a day.
[2] The WWST-FM agreement ended in November 1966 as FM radio became a more profitable venture, prompting the college to apply for its own station.
The station broadcast the New York Metropolitan Opera and also was supplied with United Press International wire service.
[2] However, an attempt to increase the station's power further caused unanticipated problems for the college physics department, requiring the transmitter to be moved off campus and to Back Orville Road in 1992.
Due to the efforts of the College of Wooster administration, Herman Gibbs, John Finn, and the student management, the FCC denied the challenge in May 2005.