WEPS has always provided educational and public radio programming. In the 1950's and 60's, the radio station directed most of the educational programming to the classroom and broadcast programs that could be used by the district's teachers. There were music appreciation programs and programs for the study of math, science and English. Students also created original programming, such as radio dramas, and live music programming featuring elementary through high school choirs, orchestras, and bands. WEPS would also announce news, weather and sports. The station did live programming of Elgin High School football and basketball games, and broadcast Larkin High School games after Larkin opened in 1964. Streamwood High School opened in 1978, adding to the roster of live sports coverage. Hundreds of high school students received credit for taking the radio broadcasting class and many participated in the “WEPS Radio Club” from 1950 until the late 80’s. In 2002, WEPS had a daily live morning show about school information, news, weather and school sports from 6 a.m. – 8 a.m. In September 2003, WEPS began broadcasting Bartlett High School football and basketball games.

Another first for WEPS came on September 26, 2005 when WEPS began broadcasting 24-hours, every day. WEPS joined an agreement with Wisconsin Public Radio in 2005 to broadcast "The Ideas Network", a mixture of BBC, NPR, and WPR. WEPS currently continues to broadcast WPR content, now as an affiliate of the WPR Music network.

In November 2013, the district re-launched WEPS 88.9 FM to be more focused on student involvement, and began airing content produced by radio clubs from the District's five comprehensive high schools, and alternative high school, in both English and Spanish.

Student involvement ceased in 2020 due to a global pandemic. However, U-46 student programming returned to the air for the 2024-25 school year, with a roster of radio shows from both middle and high school radio clubs.