ðə stˈeɪʃən, wˌɪtʃ wʌz lˈɑːntʃt ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn, tˈeɪks ɪts kˈɔːl lˈɛɾɚz ænd fˈɔːɹmæt fɹʌm ɐnˈʌðɚ stˈeɪʃən ˈoʊnd baɪ ðə sˈeɪm kˈʌmpəni, wˌɪtʃ ɪz nˈaʊ nˈoʊn æz kˌeɪkjˌuːkˌeɪˈɛks ænd hɐz ɐ kˈʌntɹi mjˈuːzɪk fˈɔːɹmæt.
The station, which was launched in 2009, takes its call letters and format from another station owned by the same company, which is now known as KQKX and has a country music format.