The station, originally launched in October 1978, is currently owned by Randolph and Debra McKone's Elkhorn Media Group and the broadcast license is held by EMG2, LLC.

KWVN-FM broadcasts an adult hits music format to the greater Columbia Basin area.

[3] Notable syndicated programming includes American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest on Sunday mornings.

[5] Under the ownership of the Pendleton Broadcasting Company, KUMA-FM aired a "bright and beautiful" music format.

[13] Roberts, who ran the station from his bedroom with a focus on community news and local sports, believed the operation to be legal but agents from the FCC's Portland, Oregon, field office informed him otherwise and ordered the shutdown.