[2] WOMI made its debut at 7:00pm on the evening of Monday, February 7, 1938, becoming the seventh radio station in the state of Kentucky, with a live celebratory broadcast from the Hotel Owensboro.

A modern two story art deco building had been constructed on Frederica Street, just south of Byers Avenue, to house the new broadcast operation.

On March 29, 1941, WOMI moved to 1490 kilohertz as part of the North American Broadcast Treaty which reallocated frequencies for some 1,300 AM stations.

WOMI stayed with Mutual until 1959, when the station became a CBS Radio Network affiliate.

In 2002, the station was sold to Regent Communications, the forerunner of current owner Townsquare Media.