It has a transmitter in Buffalo, east of Delaware Park, while it has studios located on Corporate Parkway in Amherst, New York.

WWWS went on the air March 4, 1936, as WBNY,[3] and has featured an assortment of famous radio personalities including John Otto, Danny Neaverth, Doug Tracht (later known as The Greaseman), Casey Kasem.

The station's ability to develop emerging talent made it competitive in the immediate Buffalo city and inner-ring suburban area despite a weak signal, especially when compared with 50,000 watt format rival WKBW, which could blanket upstate New York by day and the eastern seaboard of North America by night.

In August 1988, WPHD General Manager Harv Moore, hooked up with local radio enthusiasts to program WGKT.

WGKT found itself in competition with another newly launched oldies outlet, FM station WHTT, which had the advantage of a stronger, clearer FM signal as well as the services of Buffalo radio legend Danny Neaverth; these disadvantages were factors in WGKT's short run in the format.

Under the call letters WXBX, the station broadcast a mix of hard rock and heavy metal just before Grunge music began to dominate the airwaves.

The brunt of the music aired was from Glam metal bands such as Poison, Ratt, Winger, Slaughter, and The Scorpions.

Fenton changed his on-air persona from Chip Douglas to "The Fatman" and hosted the morning show until his departure to become Operations Manager at WCJW in Warsaw.