[8] The FCC gave the station authorization to add nighttime service at 171 watts of power which covered the city of peace well, in spring of 1986.

After more than three decades of continuous ownership, the Christian Center of Salem reached an agreement in February 2004 to sell KCCS to Christian media magnate Cindy Smith-Wyant DBA The JC Media Group through its KCCS, LLC, holding company.

[9] As part of a rebranding effort, the station applied for a new call sign and was assigned KBDY by the FCC on December 6, 2006.

[1] On the weekend of April 1, 2018, an FM translator was added to KSLM's AM 1220 frequency broadcasting from Bald Mountain in West Salem simulcasting the station.

After almost a decade of investment through sweat equity, in February 2022, Cindy Wyant released ownership of KSLM to Jacqueline Smith.