 KWAV is a Class B FM radio station with a higher power than would be granted under the present U.S. Federal Communications Commission rules; it is often referred as a "Superpower" Grandfathered Class B.

KWAV airs a Soft AC music format branded as "K-Wave 96.9".The station signed on in 1961 as KHFR.From 1966 to 1968, the station held the KMBY-FM callsign.