Historically, it was its own station and the centerpiece of a regional Christian network prior to its donation to Northwestern Media in 2019.

In the early 1990s, it began to build out a translator network, including a short-lived venture into the Twin Cities that was forced off the air by a relocated full-power station.

[2] Shortly after the move to 89.5, North-Central Christian Broadcasting renamed itself Refuge Media Group.

Refuge-operated translators owned by third parties, such as Minn-Iowa Christian Broadcasting, were not included in the transaction.

[4] In operation, Refuge had 13 translators at the end of its life, as well as two full-power licenses outside of Duluth, KRGM in Marshall and KRFG in Nashwauk.