ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən, ðə stˈeɪʃən ˈædᵻd ɪts fˈɜːst pˈʌblɪk ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ nˈuːz pɹˈoʊɡɹæmɪŋ ænd kwˈɔlᵻfˌaɪd fɔːɹ fˈɛdɚɹəl fˈʌndɪŋ fɹʌmðə kˌɔːɹpɚɹˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ pˈʌblɪk bɹˈɔːdkæstɪŋ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti.
In 1987, the station added its first public radio news programming and qualified for federal funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in 1990.