The station does not hold a direct Federal Communications Commission license, as it is owned by a service academy.

A full-time civilian station manager is employed in its operation and assists the cadet and permanent party DJs.

)[1] Broadcasts were part-time and consisted of DJ-led programs, an annual charity marathon, and Academy football games, before those rights were sold commercially.

[3] In 2004, KAFA was given a grant and updated its studio to current radio broadcasting industry standards with the introduction of Prophet Systems software and Dell computers.

In 2008, the station began web streaming with support from the Association of Graduates.