 They licensed the station, identified as K43FO, on February 12, 1999, and converted the license to Class A on April 25, 2001.On March 16, 2012, the station changed its call sign to K43FO-D, reflecting its move to digital broadcasting.3ABN sold K43FO-D and 13 other stations to HC2 Holdings for $9.6 million in 2017.