 WBAX stayed at 1210 kHz until the great nationwide frequency reassignment mandated by the Federal government took place in 1941 moving the station to its current dial position of 1240 kHz.WBAX was an affiliate of the Mutual radio network during its early history and for a period of time in the 1970s and 1980s was owned by Merv Griffin Group Radio.In 1994, the Lynett family of Scranton, publishers of "The Scranton Times" (now "The Times-Tribune"), bought WBAX and turned it into a full simulcast of WEJL.