ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː, ðə stˈeɪʃən ˈædᵻd ɪts fˈɜːst fˈʊltˈaɪm stˈæf pˈɜːsən ænd stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ɐ tɹænsˈɪʃən ɐwˈeɪ fɹʌm ɐ stˈuːdənt lˈæb tə sˈɜːv ðə pˈʌblɪk æz ɐ pˈʌblɪk ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ sˈɜːvɪs.
In 1982, the station added its first full-time staff person and started a transition away from a student lab to serve the public as a public radio service.