WDBR has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations in Illinois.

WTAX-FM played quarter hour sweeps of soft, instrumental cover versions of popular songs, Broadway and Hollywood show tunes.

WDBR dropped "Solid Gold" in late 1973 and went to a locally programmed, voicetracked Top 40 sound, which proved successful in the ratings.

The team included: Gregory Lawley, Lisa Crocker, and Patrick Gordon mornings, Bobby T. middays, Jim Moore Afternoons, and Rick Elliott nights with the original "Hot 9 at 9".

WDBR's tower (shared with sister station WTAX 1240 AM), in operation since 1949, was destroyed by a tornado during the severe weather outbreak of March 2006.