In addition to news blocks in weekday AM and PM drive time, KXL-FM also carries syndicated shows from Chad Benson, Markley, Van Camp and Robbins, Red Eye Radio, This Morning, America's First News with Gordon Deal and America in the Morning.

KXL-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations in the U.S.[5] The transmitter is on Barnes Road, a tower site shared with KATU.

As network programming moved from radio to television in the 1950s, KOIN-AM-FM switched to a full service, middle of the road format of news, sports and popular adult music, with the FM station sometimes broadcasting classical music in the evening.

From 1967 to 1977, the four-hour long KOIN Concert Hall was broadcast weeknights from 6 to 10 p.m., with hosts Blaine Hanks and later, Don Gay.

[10][12] On January 30, 1989, the station changed its call letters to KKCY and aired a smooth jazz format, branded as "The City".

[15][1] In August 2009, CBS Radio sold their Portland cluster (including KUFO) to Alpha Broadcasting in an effort to focus more on major market stations.

[17][18] On March 22, 2011, KUFO changed its call sign to KXL-FM and billed itself as "News Radio 101 FM & 750 AM KXL".