In the 1980s, it featured a variety of programming during a sunrise-to-sunset schedule, including a daily half-hour of polka music at 1:30 p.m. KLEY gained a sister FM station in 1980 with the addition of 93.5 KZED.
[5] On March 29, 2019, Rocking M announced they would sell KLEY and its five sister stations in the Wichita/Wellington/Winfield area to Allied Media Partners, a local group owned by Matt Baty and Tommy Castor, for $6.2 million.
[10] In return, Rocking M filed a complaint with the FCC, hoping that the agency would force Envision to allow access back to the stations' studios, as well as to fine the company.
[11][12] On August 28, 2020, the Harvey County District Court ruled in favor of Envision, awarding the company $1.2 million plus interest for what it said was Rocking M's breach of contract.
A suspension of operations/silent temporary authority filing was not submitted until October, with Rocking M citing a shortage of operating funds resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, along with inadvertence from the company's marketing and facilities manager, as the reasons behind the request.
[14] On December 23, 2021, Rocking M agreed to a Consent Decree with a $7,000 fine to settle the license renewal applications for KLEY, KIBB, KWME, KKLE and KVWF, and to complete the sale of KKGQ to Pinnacle Media.
Bankruptcy attorney Sharon Stolte of Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard, who is representing the company, told The Wichita Eagle, “We filed on Saturday, and we are hoping to reorganize.
We will sell some of the stations that we find are not profitable, and we will reorganize the debt with the remaining stations.” In addition, the lawsuit between Rocking M and Allied Media Partners will go to trial in June 2022.