[2] The station broadcast a popular music and light classical format, mostly instrumental with "lush strings and a lot of show tunes".
[3] In October 1966, Suburban Radio Group of Belmont, North Carolina, bought WPEG and changed its call letters to WFCM.
Robert A. Mayer, Pastor D.W. Long of Thomasville, North Carolina, became manager[6] and WFCM switched to Southern Gospel and preaching.
In the early 1990s, WBFJ moved its studios to the current location on North Trade Street in Winston-Salem and began broadcasting in AM stereo, while retaining the same format.
Effective November 23, 2016, Word of Life Broadcasting was dissolved and WBFJ was acquired by Triad Family Network, Inc., which also owns WBFJ-FM.