The station had previously been assigned the WKVT call letters by the
Federal Communications Commission. WKVT was part of a network of progressive talk stations throughout the northeastern United States that were owned by Saga Communications (others including
WNYY in
Ithaca, New York,
WHMP in
Northampton, Massachusetts,
WHNP in
East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, and
WHMQ in
Greenfield, Massachusetts); these, in turn, were among the last progressive talk stations still on the air in early 2017. Because of the migration of most progressive talk shows to off-air platforms, Saga announced plans to begin dropping the format in February 2017; WNYY was the first to change, followed by WHNP, with most of the other stations in the network likely to follow. On May 30, 2018, WKVT dropped its syndicated programming, including
Stephanie Miller and
Thom Hartmann, and began to carry the
country music programming of Keene-based
WINQ; WKVT's local morning
drive time program,
Green Mountain Mornings, was retained following the format change. The station changed its call sign to WINQ on June 19, 2018.
Green Mountain Mornings, which was hosted by Olga Peters, was cancelled in December 2018. WINQ was taken off the air on April 25, 2025, after its translator lost its link. The
Federal Communications Commission cancelled WINQ (AM)'s license on April 3, 2026. ==Translators==