 The FCC granted the station its first license on January 7, 1953, followed by a reassignment to 102.5 MHz in July 1958.It ceased simulcasting WBEN (AM) a few years later, with the exception of the Clint Buehlman morning show, which it carried until 1973.WBEN-FM aired a mixture of live and automated music, mostly easy listening and block music programming, such as organ music.