On September 24, 1947; 77 years ago (1947-09-24), the station first signed on the air. It was originally licensed to Kennett, Missouri, and had the call signKBOA.[1] In 2014, it took the call letters WGUE.
On November 30, 2017, WGUE swapped call letters with sister stationWUMY. WGUE is now heard on 1180 AM and WUMY moved to 830 AM.
Effective October 1, 2018, the station was sold to MOF-Christian Media, along with translator 105.5 W288BJ, for $706,823. It adopted a Spanish language Christian format.[5]
On May 31, 2024 MOR-Christian Media sold WUMY and translator 105.5 W288BJ to the Wilkins Radio Network for $460,000.[6] The following day, WUMY dropped its Spanish-language Christian format, changed the station language to English, and adopted a Christian talk and teaching format under the ownership of Wilkins.
Translator
WUMY can also be heard at 105.5 MHz, through an FM translator.