The staff of the station mentors students of the university's Department of Language, Literature & Communication, as well as volunteers/students interested in broadcasting.
The station originally began broadcasting on Tuesday March 18, 1986 with 10 kW at 90.7 MHz from a little white house-like building that currently houses other offices of the university.
It was David Linton and Paula Sutton who shared the on-air debut honors by playing the song "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" by McFadden and Whitehead.
In 2003, the station reverted to its original and current Urban/Urban AC based format, and began broadcasting 24 hours a day.
The station is credited for developing and starring such talents as the legendary Greg "Sampson" Lange, DJ Fountz, KD Bowe & Traci LaTrelle.