 From its launch in 1962 until 1975, the station had the call sign WKAK.The station was originally owned by Kenneth Baker, Willis Maltby, and Claude Baker.The station began broadcasting January 5, 1962, and was originally licensed to Kankakee, Illinois, with its transmitter located 2.9 miles north of the city limits, and it had an ERP of 6.6 kw at an HAAT of 210 feet.