Now the station is preparing for conversion to digital broadcasting, an emerging technology in broadcast radio. In addition to CD-quality sound and no static, digital broadcasting will also expand the broadcast range of the station out to more than 100 miles, and adds the ability to broadcast multiple streams simultaneously. WBGU hopes to complete this significant change by 2009.

As a non-commercial station, 88.1 is free from the restrictions of forced play lists and interrupting commercials. Instead, the staff of enthusiastic and diverse volunteers, comprised of students, faculty, and community members, each bring their own unique programming to the station. University students host most of the weekday shows with an eclectic mix of programs, sometimes changes hourly. On the weekend, DJs comprised of mostly community members preside over long-standing programming in the Blues, World Music, Latin, Folk, Country and more.