KXIC operates on 800 kHz, a Mexican clear channel frequency reserved for XEROK in Ciudad Juárez.

[2] The Johnson County Broadcasting Corporation received a construction permit for a new daytime-only radio station in Iowa City from the Federal Communications Commission on December 15, 1947.

[13] After the interstate was built, studies were conducted to ensure that lighting on the nearby interchange with Dubuque Street did not interfere with KXIC's operation.

[20] Two years later, in September 1986, KXIC was allowed to broadcast at night for the first time, picking up NBC Talknet programs.

[22] Ingstad reached a deal to sell KXIC and KKRQ to Heartland Media, a group headed by Ron Hamilton, in 1987 for $2.3 million.

[25][26] Her show had survived the Ingstad purchase when advertisers pulled their support upon the announcement of the program's cancellation, prompting its restoration.