WMAJ's first license was granted on December 7, 1939,[3] as a new station operated by the Elmira Star-Gazette with the call sign WENY.

It was initially assigned to 1200 kHz, with studios in the Mark Twain Hotel on Market Street in Elmira.

[6] In 1941, WENY moved to 1230 kHz, as part of the reassignments made under the provisions of the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement (NARBA),[7] where it remains today.

In the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, WENY was a full-service operation with an extensive air staff and local news department and by far the dominant radio station in the Elmira market.

EBI moved the station to its headquarters in South Corning and switched WENY back to talk radio, simulcasting with WCLI.

In November 2019, Standard Media struck an agreement to buy all of the Christians' broadcast assets, including WENY.

The station simulcast local high school sports with WGMM, with Denis Sweeney on play-by-play.