[1] WPTS-FM originally evolved from WPGH, an AM carrier current station that broadcast to the Pitt Student Union and dormitories.

[1] After a reduction in power to two watts in May 2005 at the request of the FCC,[3] WPTS acquired a new directional antenna in the summer of 2006[4] to reduce interference with WKPL, a commercial station to the northwest.

In 2009, 2012, 2013, and 2015 WPTS was nominated as one of the five to ten finalists for the mtvU Woodie Award for best college radio station in the United States.

The idea is based on Jay Della Valle's The Glorious Mustache Challenge and the competition was open to anyone at the University of Pittsburgh.

[10] As part of its promotional efforts, WPTS-FM typically hosts a national touring band in both the fall and spring.