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 began as K19DH with an original construction permit from Communications Programming Agency, Inc. on March 4, 1997. It was sold to Desert Broadcasting, Inc., which completed the construction and launched the station late that year. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) licensed it in January 1999. Desert Broadcasting was later transferred to Methuselah Media, Inc., then Fred Donaldson-led group on May 1, 2001, and the station was renamed Desert Springs, Inc., in 2005.