The station is licensed to Lee's Summit, and broadcasts at 55,000 watts with a transmitter located in east Kansas City, Missouri.

At Midnight on February 10, the new adult album alternative format known as "The Planet" debuted, with "The World I Know" by Collective Soul being the first song played.

However, it sat consistently near the bottom of most ratings charts throughout its two-year existence, namely due to numerous format tweaks.

The station was a primary sponsor of the Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival in its initial years when based in nearby Lawrence, Kansas.

As a rock station, KCXM never garnered the ratings Union had hoped for, and also struggled to make money.

Shortly after the format change, program director Bryan Truta announced he was leaving for rival station KCJK.

Murphy Wells (formerly of KQRC) did middays, Kenny Holland and Ozone did afternoons as "KAOS", and Scooter did nights.

The station also added the syndicated program "Rockline" and retained "Little Steven's Underground Garage" from its AAA days.

KCXM complimented its sister station, WHB, which carries a mostly local sports talk format.