ðə stˈeɪʃən fˈɜːst sˈaɪnd ɔnðɪ ˈɛɹ ˌɔn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ twˈɛlv, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː æz ɐn ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt stˈeɪʃən wɪððə slˈoʊɡən "mˌeɪk ɐ jˈuːtˈɜːn tə kˌeɪvˌiːˌeɪtʃpˈiː, tʃˈænəl twˈɛnti nˈaɪn," ˈɛɹɪŋ ɐ mˈɪkstʃɚɹ ʌv ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs ænd fˈæmɪli pɹˈoʊɡɹæmɪŋ.
The station first signed on the air on December 12, 1982 as an independent station with the slogan "Make a U-Turn to KVHP, Channel 29," airing a mixture of religious and family programming.