The stations are owned and operated by Cossatot Community College, part of the University of Arkansas System,[3] and maintain studios in De Queen and Nashville.
[15][16] On June 14, 2012, the station was sold to the board of trustees of the University of Arkansas for $67,500.
[17] In 2007, the University of Arkansas had applied for a construction permit for a station in Nashville, which the FCC approved on May 5, 2009.
KTYC was granted program test authority in May 2012, initially broadcasting at 850 watts.
[18] In January 2020, the Ed 88 stations entered into a consent decree with the FCC which saw the payment of a $76,000 penalty for broadcasting improper underwriting announcements that impermissibly promoted products or services in 2016.