WRIK initially was a "class A" station with a signal covering Paducah, Kentucky and Metropolis, Illinois primarily.

WRIK was extended a construction permit to move its transmitter location to the south and expand its signal coverage with a "class C1" license in the early 1990s.

[3] On December 26, 2012 WRIK-FM rebranded as "Jelli 98.3", keeping its hot AC format, and changed its call sign to the current WJLI, and added 6 hours of user-controlled content per day, from 6PM-12M 7 days a week.

[4] On November 6, 2013 WJLI changed their format to classic rock (keeping the "Jelli 98.3" branding), filling the classic rock void in the Paducah KY market 5 days after WQQR 94.7 FM began stunting with Christmas music.

On June 26, 2014 following Jelli's radio closure announcement,[6] WJLI rebranded as "Rock 98.3".