What is "weps"

WEPS (88.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Elgin, Illinois, USA. The station is owned by the Elgin Area School District U46 and licensed to Board of Education School District U-46. Founded in 1950, WEPS is the oldest non-commercial educational radio station in the state of Illinois.

WEPS broadcasts a public radio format as a member of Wisconsin Public Radio. WEPS also airs programming from National Public Radio and the BBC World Service. The Illinois-based station joined Wisconsin Public Radio on September 28, 2005, as part of the Ideas Network, WPR's news and information service.

Originally licensed in 1950 to broadcast at 88.1 MHz, WEPS originally broadcast instructional programs to the Elgin Public Schools, local high school sporting events, and was partially staffed by students to give them experience in high school radio station operation. The effort to bring WEPS on the air was led by Ernest C. Waggoner, director of audio-visual education for the school district. WEPS moved to its current 88.9 MHz frequency in the late 1970s.