[4] WFLS was founded, and initially owned and operated by, The Free Lance–Star newspaper.

[5] Adopting a middle-of-the-road format, WFLS-FM launched on June 12, 1962.

[8] The "FredFM" format was dropped in early March 2014, when W243BS resumed simulcasting sister station WNTX.

As of May 2024, the HD2 feed is from sister station WWUZ 96.9 (classic rock) in Bowling Green, Virginia.

On January 23, 2015, Alpha Media "entered into a definitive agreement" to purchase WFLS and sister stations WNTX, WVBX, and WWUZ from Free Lance-Star License, Inc. for an unknown sum.