The transmitter was located north of Garden Avenue between Sugar and Riverside Road in Billings.

[3] The station was one of several purchased by Harold Erickson in the 1960s to "cover the entire state of Montana with Christian radio".

The network included KGLE in Glendive, KGVW in Belgrade (since deleted), as well as others in surrounding states.

In 2010, Connoisseur Media purchased the station, taking the religious programming over to KURL-FM where it continues today.

[6] On December 26, 2019, KYYA ended its Christmas music stunt and launched an oldies format, branded as "98.1 K-Bear".