kuam-lp began telecasting on november 20, 1995 with cbs programming, which had previously been shared between ktgm and sister station kuam-tv, who wanted to focus more on their abc and nbc affiliations, respectively. the move would result in adding more of their respective networks' programming for each station, as opposed to airing selected cbs shows for kuam-tv and ktgm to air. kuam-lp also carried programs from the wb on a secondary basis from their inception until june 2001, when it moved to ktgm.