Clear Channel had attempted to do Adult Album Alternative on this frequency when they had moved Santa Fe's KBAC to 104.1 in 2002. That station started out with an eclectic format, but attempts to make changes came at the protest of Santa Fe listeners which would result in KBAC moving back to Santa Fe and a more mainstream version of AAA called "World Class Rock" would launch on 104.1 under the new callsign KABQ-FM in late 2003, only to generate similar results.