WKNY is owned and operated by not-for-profit charitable licensee Radio Kingston Corp.[3] On March 26, 2019, a 250–watt FM translator was added, 107.9 MHz W300DU.

WKNY airs a non-commercial full service radio format, featuring adult contemporary music, news and information in AM and PM drive times, with talk and specialty music shows the rest of the day, including oldies, jazz and other genres.

Adam Alberts helms Saturday mornings, in addition to production for live sporting events on the station.

Antonio Flores-Lobos and Mariel Fiori are the late morning hosts of the Spanish-English show, "La Voz."

[5] The inaugural program was broadcast at 8:15 PM from the auditorium of Kingston High School before an audience of approximately 100 people.

[8] The following morning the services in the Fair Street Reformed Church were broadcast on the air and the station was expected to have a formal dedication in January 1940.

The first program director was Ezra McIntosh and the first manager was Leon Bernard [10] In 1940, John McKenna held the position of President of Kingston Broadcasting.

By the 1980s, WKNY evolved to a full-service adult contemporary format, when it was in competition with Walter C. Maxwell's AM 920 WGHQ.

Noted former personalities include "Morning Mayor" Ward Todd, who enjoyed a high ratings in the era when AM radio captured a large wake-up audience.

On August 2, 2017, a new non-profit organization, The Radio Kingston Corporation, announced an agreement with Townsquare to purchase WKNY and move it to non-commercial status.