[1][2] The station was originally licensed to Highland Park, Illinois, and ran 1,000 watts during daytime hours only.

[3] WEEF's call sign stood for "Eli E. Fink", the station's original owner.

[4][1][7] It originally aired a middle of the road (MOR) format.

[8] In spring 1973, the station was sold to Vanguard Communications, along with 103.1 WEEF-FM, for $290,000, and its callsign was changed to WVVX.

[20] In 2003, the station was sold to Polnet Communications for $1.1 million, in a transaction brokered by Bob Heymann, who as a sixteen year old Highland Park High School student began working at WEEF in 1969.