The station signed on in 2001 as KGBZ with an
80's rock format known as "The Buzz", owned and operated by Tom Ingstad. The Buzz also aired
Loveline and
Bob and Tom. KGBZ switched to a
smooth jazz in 2003 as "FM Smooth Jazz", along with adopting the KDJZ
call sign.
Educational Media Foundation purchased KDJZ in 2004, and became a full-time
K-LOVE network affiliate, along with changing the call sign to KKLQ to reflect K-LOVE. In 2007, KKLQ resolved its limited signal issue in the eastern
Fargo-Moorhead area by signing on a
translator K257EP 99.3 FM in
Dilworth, Minnesota. Translator
K237ER 95.3 FM also signed on in
Grand Forks, North Dakota weeks later. On November 8, 2017, EMF filed to use the
KKLQ call sign for their new K-LOVE affiliate at 100.3 in
Los Angeles and slated KLDQ to be the new call sign for the 100.7 frequency. The change took effect on November 16, 2017. ==Translators==