The station was founded on March 1, 1982, and first signed on in October 1986 as a Univision affiliate owned by the Sainte Broadcasting Group, a company that was partially related to the present-day Sainte Partners II, L.P. Pappas Telecasting acquired the station at the end of 1994 and converted it to an English-language general entertainment station, taking the WB affiliation when that network launched on January 11, 1995.
The station was founded in March 1982 and became a Univision affiliate owned by Sainte Broadcasting Group, which had ties to the present-day Sainte Partners II, L.P.  In 1994, Pappas Telecasting acquired the station and converted it to an English-language general entertainment channel, adopting the WB affiliation when the network launched on January 11, 1995.