 The station signed on May 29, 1992 as WAVX, a classical music station owned by Northern Lights Broadcasting and branded as "The Classical Wave".In 1996, the station began simulcasting on WBYA (101.7 FM, now WKVV) in Searsport, which brought its programming to the Bangor area.Mariner Broadcasting bought WAVX in 1998 and made it a part of its WBACH network of classical stations under the call letters WBQX.