WAXB airs a Spanish adult hits radio format for the Greater Danbury region of Connecticut.

Because 850 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for KOA in Denver, Colorado and KICY in Nome, Alaska, WAXB must sign-off at night to avoid interference with those stations.

In late March 2004, WREF became the first station to air Scott Shannon's "True Oldies Channel."

After a period of tweaking on WREF, Shannon put the format into nationwide radio syndication in July 2004.

The WAXB calls had previously been in the market at 105.5 FM before Cumulus Media abandoned the oldies format on that frequency in 2002 (which is now WDBY, a country music station).