In its earliest days, WGKA was owned by Glenkaren Associates, headed by Locke E. Glenn, hence the acronym.
Shortly afterward, the station's Chief Engineer installed a new stereo transmitter and a 150' tower erected on the roof of the Peachtree Center Building.
On March 24, 2004, the Moody Bible Institute sold their station, WAFS on 920 kHz, to Salem Communications.
[3] In July 2006, Salem entered a Local marketing agreement (LMA) that changed the station's format to Spanish Tropical under the brand of "Mega 1190".
[5] WAFS then switched to a Spanish language Christian format with "Radio Luz" branding until April 2010.