▁K etter ing ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁the ▁club ▁updated ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁W K US ▁( K etter ing ▁University ▁Station ), ▁and ▁interest ▁in ▁a ▁more ▁official ▁radio ▁broadcast ▁grew . ▁ ▁Bel ieving ▁that ▁K etter ing ▁should ▁have ▁a ▁radio ▁station ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁in ev itable ▁positive ▁impact s ▁on ▁the ▁university , ▁W K US ▁made ▁it ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁main ▁goals ▁to ▁bring ▁such ▁a ▁broadcast ▁to ▁campus . ▁ ▁In ▁effort ▁to ▁prepare ▁for ▁a ▁radio ▁station , ▁a ▁small ▁broadcast ▁bo oth ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁B J ' s ▁L oun ge , ▁and ▁students ▁began ▁to ▁purs ue ▁official ▁lic ens ing . ▁ ▁Low - power ▁FM ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁by ▁the ▁Federal ▁Communic ations ▁Commission ▁( F CC ) ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁Club ▁pres idents ▁Cort ny ▁Rob ison ▁and ▁No elle ▁Sur pr enant ▁played ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁fil ing ▁the ▁original ▁F CC ▁application ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁for ▁an ▁L PF M ▁building ▁permit ▁at ▁a ▁broadcast ▁frequency ▁of ▁ 9 6 . 7   M Hz . ▁The ▁application , ▁however , ▁was ▁held ▁up ▁because ▁of ▁a ▁frequency ▁adj ac ency ▁issue ▁with ▁existing ▁radio ▁stations . ▁Without ▁a ▁clear ▁opportunity ▁to ▁am end ▁the ▁application , ▁hopes ▁for ▁an ▁FM ▁radio ▁station ▁were ▁put ▁in ▁lim bo . ▁ ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁sust ain ▁itself ▁as