In 1986, following a sale to Highsmith Broadcasting, the station flipped to a simulcast of country music station KRPM-FM (now KBKS-FM) and changed its call letters to KRPM.
In 1986, following an acquisition by Highsmith Broadcasting, the station transitioned to broadcasting a simulcast of KRPM-FM (which is now KBKS-FM), and updated its call letters to KRPM.