The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a construction permit for the station on March 9, 2005. The station was assigned the call sign WJLL on February 15, 2008, and, on March 10, 2008, changed its call sign to KJLN. The station was granted its license to cover on June 24, 2008, but later went silent. On January 15, 2012, the station changed its call sign to KEWS.
