It broadcasts from the Tri-Tech Skills Center in Kennewick, by students as part of extra classes for high schools in the Tri-Cities area.
The station's license was challenged in 1996 by two outside groups who attempted to force a shared frequency agreement due to KTCV's restricted hours of operation.
Originally, with an ERP of 320 watts that covered Kennewick well, but listeners in West Richland and especially Benton City had a difficult time receiving the station.
The station operates as a learning tool for the students of the Radio Broadcasting program at the Tri-Tech Skills Center.
Second-year students take a more active role in KTCV, including day-to-day operations and on-air announcing.
KTCV is one of only a few high school stations in the state that the students take an active role in operations, programming and management.