The station began as K19DH with an original construction permit granted to Communications Programming Agency, Inc., on March 4, 1997, but shortly thereafter, was sold to Desert Broadcasting, Inc., who completed construction and brought the station on air in late 1998. It was licensed by the FCC on January 25, 1999. Desert Broadcasting was sold to Methuselah Media, Inc., on April 16, 1999, then to a group headed by Fred Donaldson on May 1, 2001, and was renamed Desert Springs, Inc., in 2005.
The station started as K19DH, initially granted a construction permit by Communications Programming Agency, Inc., on March 4, 1997. It was later sold to Desert Broadcasting, Inc., which finished the construction and launched the station in late 1998. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) licensed it on January 25, 1999. Desert Broadcasting was transferred to Methuselah Media, Inc., followed by a group led by Fred Donaldson on May 1, 2001, and the station was renamed Desert Springs, Inc., in 2005.