The station's studios and offices are in Lake Elmo, Minnesota, while its transmitter is off Commerce Drive near Interstate 94 in Hudson.

Storz quickly changed the format to Top-40, taking advantage of the early rise of rock and roll music.

The station was nicknamed "WeeGee," the phonetic pronunciation of the call sign, and its format was near the top of the ratings for several years.

The two competitors seesawed back and forth in ratings supremacy for area teen and young adult audiences throughout the 1960s and '70s.

WDGY seemed to appeal to the 18-35 age demographic while KDWB held a fair share of the teen audience - considered a hot property during this period.

[5] Faced with stronger competition on the FM dial, WDGY adopted a country music format, which continued well into the 1980s.

After a brief shutdown in 1993 due to business failure and the sale of the station, the vacated WMIN call sign was acquired, which had a long history in the market.

In February 2017, WDGY added another FM translator, W221BS 92.1, broadcasting from an antenna atop Wells Fargo Place in Downtown St.

WDGY at one time carried "The True Oldies Channel" programmed by New York City DJ Scott Shannon.