In April 1981, the station first signed on the air as KTIL-FM in Tillamook, and was the FM counterpart to KTIL (AM 1590). The two stations simulcasted a full service middle of the road format of popular music, news and sports, and were owned by the Beaver Broadcasting Company.
In April 1981, KTIL-FM started broadcasting in Tillamook. It was an FM station that mirrored the AM station KTIL (AM 1590) by airing a middle-of-the-road format of popular music, news, and sports under Beaver Broadcasting Company ownership.