 On July 31, 2012, Chicago Public Media applied to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to move WRTE's transmitter site from 2801 S. Ridgeway in Chicago, to University Hall on the East campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago.On September 28, 2012, the FCC granted Chicago Public Media a construction permit to move the station's transmitter site to its new location.On October 12, 2012, Chicago Public Media applied with the FCC change the station's frequency to 90.7 MHz FM.