On August 21, 1990, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted an original construction permit to Charles K. "Harry" Tootle to build a low-power television station serving the Las Vegas metropolitan area on UHF channel 17.

Early programming mostly consisted of locally produced talk shows and seminars on videotape from the conservative "Patriot" community, which were also shown on Tootle's other licensed station, K19CS.

[2] The station's signal is multiplexed: As a LeSEA O&O, KEEN-CA broadcast programming that can be defined as a mix between sacred and secular.

The programming mix, unique for LeSEA and tailored for the Las Vegas market, has met with some success.

The National Religious Broadcasters organization named KEEN-LP its Low Power Station of the Year in 2005.