 On August 28, 2012, the station swapped dial positions with KIVA, moving the talk format and KIVA call sign to 1600, with KRKE moving from 1600 to 1550.On September 22, 2015, the call letters were changed back to KQNM, with KRKE moving to 1090 in Milan.Soon after, Vanguard took the station off the air and put the station up for sale.