 The station took the call letters KHBA-LP on June 21, 1996, reflecting station ownership and in August 2003, KHBA moved from channel 63 to channel 52.In July 2006, needing to vacate the 700 MHz band, the station moved from channel 52 to channel 39 and was licensed for operation on channel 39 on January 16, 2007.In December 2008 KHBA was the first low power TV station to convert to digital in Spokane, and its designation was changed to KHBA-LD.