The school administration did not become aware of the station until 1972 when a local newspaper wrote an article about WGOR. Seeing the station's educational potential, university administration arranged for Bill Crosby, the chief engineer of Maine Public Broadcasting Network in Orono, to help Allen and the club apply for FCC licensure. The broadcast license was granted by the FCC in the summer 1973 with a 10 watt signal reaching from Gorham to most of Portland. Allen graduated in 1974 leaving the station in the hands of future students.