Local media figure Ed Klein brought WTBQ to air July 27, 1969 with studios originally located in the village of Warwick.

WTBQ also had a strong emphasis on news, both local and national (the station was a Mutual Broadcasting System affiliate from 1974-78[2] before later switching to ABC).

[3][4] In 1982, WTBQ was purchased by Jimmy Sturr, who in 1984 moved the studios to the "Professional Building" at 62 North Main Street in nearby Florida, New York.

The station moved to more of a Mainstream Adult Contemporary music format but ran Jimmy Sturr's Polka Show once a week on the weekend.

On July 1, 2014, local officials (including State Senator William Larkin and Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus) honored Frank Truatt's 20 years of independent ownership and giving back to the community.

A January 2014 article in The Wall Street Journal honored Frank Truatt for owning one of the last of the real "community" radio stations in the New York metro area.