[2] Licensed to Humboldt, Tennessee, United States, the station was owned by John F.
Humboldt-Milan-Trenton Broadcasting Co. was issued a construction permit for a new 250-watt daytime-only station on 740 kHz in Humboldt in June 1948.
Its principals were J. Frank Warmath, Thomas N. Hobbs, and Robert S.
[4] After changing the corporate name to Gibson County Broadcasting Company and taking on the WIRJ call sign,[5] the station signed on January 20, 1949.
[6] The Federal Communications Commission cancelled the station’s license on October 31, 2024.