Editing WRAS (FM) (section)

==Programming==
===Album 88===
In addition to a student management team, Album 88 has over 50 student [[Volunteering|volunteer]]s who host many of the programs, all of which air on their HD-1 hours (7p-5a). As of 2024, their specialty programming changes as students enroll and graduate each semester and consists of 2-hour blocks. Long-running shows include: ''Melodically Challenged'' (poetry and alternative music, nationally syndicated<ref>{{Cite web| title = melodically challenged podcasts for radio | access-date = 2020-07-19| url = http://melodicallychallenged.org/| archive-date = 2020-07-19| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200719080424/http://melodicallychallenged.org/| url-status = live}}</ref>), ''The Georgia Music Show'' (dedicated exclusively to artists from [[Georgia (US)|Georgia]]), ''Mighty Aphrodite'' (female [[vocalist]]s), ''Rhythm & Vibes'' (Atlanta's longest-running [[hip hop]] show), ''The Drift'' (post rock, emo, and alternative rock), along with newer shows created by current students.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://spinitron.com/WRAS/calendar |title=WRAS Programming Schedule |access-date=2024-09-25 }}</ref>

On hours not occupied by specialty programming, and all hours between 5am-7pm, Album 88 features a rotation of curated local and [[Underground music|underground]] music, with emphasis on what's been released in the most recent six months.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://spinitron.com/WRAS/show/65740/Featured-Rotation |title=Album 88 Featured Rotation }}</ref> The playlist on rotation includes multiple songs from each included album.

The staff of the radio station has also organized the annual music show called WRASFest, usually spotlighting local and underground talent.<ref>{{Cite web| title = Georgia State Signal | access-date = 2022-09-24| url = https://georgiastatesignal.com/_mg_7462/ |archive-date = 2022-09-25| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220925183326/https://georgiastatesignal.com/_mg_7462/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title = the Masquerade | access-date = 2022-09-24| url = http://www.masqueradeatlanta.com/attraction/wras-fest/| archive-date = 2022-09-24| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220924195507/http://www.masqueradeatlanta.com/attraction/wras-fest/}}</ref> It's been historically hosted by small or medium-sized venues in Atlanta, like [[The Masquerade (Atlanta)|the Masquerade.]]

===GPB===
On May 6, 2014, Georgia State University announced that WRAS would turn over its daytime hours to a new Atlanta-only service from the radio division of [[Georgia Public Broadcasting]] (branded "GPB Atlanta"), with [[news/talk]] programming between the hours of 5 a.m. to 7 p.m., leaving the remaining ten hours of the day for student [[Over-the-air programming|airtime]]. Daytime programs would continue on Album 88, but accessible only via a new [[digital subchannel]] and streaming live on the station's website.

GPB paid $150,000 to GSU for the rights to broadcast on WRAS, in addition to a commitment to have GSU communications-major students obtain [[internship]]s with GPB.  GSU was also promised a weekly "Georgia music" program on the GPB state network.  The contract was drawn for a two-year period, but it automatically renews, and contains a clause that could theoretically allow for the sharing or transfer of the license to GPB in the future.  The [[student government]] (SGA) had allocated over $300,000 for the transmitter before finding out that most of its usage would be for GPB instead of for GSU students.