[5] In January 1987, KSRN-FM relaunched as country KIIQ "Kick FM", and the middle-of-the-road sound long associated with the 104.5 frequency moved to 1590 AM.
[11] In June, the live disc jockeys on the country format were fired and replaced with programming from the Satellite Music Network, again on the receiver's orders.
[17] In 1996, Doug Sherman, a building contractor from Tahoe City, California, was driving from Reno to Vermont to visit his son in college.
As KIHM set out to expand and began its transformation into Immaculate Heart Radio, it also sought a stronger signal in the Reno area.
Immaculate Heart bought the 920 facility and moved its programming there;[22] Universal leased the 1590 frequency from the Thomas Aquinas School, with the option to buy.
[27] The station was sold to Jireh Media; the FCC fined bankruptcy trustee Anabelle Savage $4,000 for an unauthorized transfer of control in connection with a lease deal.
[29] On September 30, 2013, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) informed the licensee that KQLO's license had expired on October 13, 2012, due to having been silent for the preceding twelve months.