The station is currently owned by Adams Radio Group,[5] through licensee ARG of Northern Indiana LLC.
[6] In 1993, John Meyer sold the station to M & M Broadcasting, owned by former Hammond, Indiana mayor Thomas McDermott, Sr., for $600,000.
[7] On March 1, 1993, the station's format was changed from easy listening to CHR.
[6][7][8] In 1995, the station began to simulcast the rock format of WABT 103.9 in Dundee, Illinois.
[21] Effective June 9, 2023, Adams Radio Group's portfolio of 18 stations and translators, including WXRD, was sold for $12.6 million.