The station signed on the air on January 1, 1961. Its original call sign was WSAF and it was owned by Pan Florida, Inc. WSAF was a
daytimer station, powered at 1,000 watts but required to go off the air at night. It eventually was allowed to broadcast after sunset but using low power. It was announced on July 14, 2011, that WSRQ would be acquired by Florida Talk Radio, LLC. Prior to June 29, 2018, the station was branded as "The Voice of Sarasota-Manatee" and featured a
talk radio format. WSRQ was granted an
FCC construction permit to move to a different transmitter site, decreasing daytime power to 770 watts and nighttime power to 15 watts. The station, along with its translators, was sold by Florida Talk Radio to
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Inc. effective December 10, 2018. The price tag was $520,000. ==Translators==