The station, established in 2004, is owned and operated by Benton Harbor Area Schools under a license granted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

In August 2000, the City of Benton Harbor applied to the FCC for a construction permit for a new low-power broadcast radio station.

[3] After modifications, construction, and testing were completed in December 2004, the station was granted its broadcast license on November 30, 2005.

[4] Media reports state that Joe Harris, the Emergency Manager appointed by the Governor of Michigan to oversee Benton Harbor, shut down the radio station effective January 1, 2012.

The station made national headlines in February 2012 when its broadcast license, transmitter, antenna, and studio equipment were offered for auction on eBay with a starting bid of $5,000.