In the summer of 1966, KMAQ was granted an FM license to operate on 95.3 MHz and signed on the air the following year.
[2] In October 1970, following a fire at a neighboring business that caused some damage to studio equipment,[3] KMAQ moved to its current location at 129 North Main Street in Maquoketa.
The station was briefly off the air in 1974 when someone shot at the tower, damaging the transmission line feeding the FM antenna.
[2][5] In the summer of 2023, Voy announced plans to sell the stations, retire and was scheduled to have his final broadcast that August 25.
The stations vowed to continue coverage of area events and sports and to retain all current employees through its transition in ownership.