ðə stˈeɪʃən bɪɡˈæn ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz ɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn æz dˈʌbəljˌuːdʒˈɛfˌɛfˈɛm, sˈɪməlkˌæstɪŋ sˈɪstɚ stˈeɪʃən dˈʌbəljˌuːdʒˈɛf wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˌeɪˈɛm, nˈaʊ dˌʌbəljˌuːtˌiːkˌeɪdʒˈiː.
The station began operations in October 1951 as WJEF-FM, simulcasting sister station WJEF (1230 AM, now WTKG).