A 1,000-watt station, with a range of about 40 miles (64 km) under average conditions, KQDJ has served the Stutsman County area under various identities since 1953.
KEYJ gained brief fame in 1957, when it was featured in Life Magazine, as the home of the "World's Youngest D-J"; the now world-famous Shadoe Stevens.
In July 2020, KQDJ changed formats from sports to soft adult contemporary, branded as "Jamestown 107.1".
[3] Richardson considered part of his original mission to be helping teach young people from the community how to work in broadcasting.
To that end, he made a point of hiring students from the local high school and Jamestown College to work at the station.