 It was owned by the Christian Broadcasting Network, headed by Pat Robertson, and carried a Christian radio format for 27 years, but it started with an antiquated 3,000 watt transmitter located in an abandoned garage.A year after signing on, it was approved to move to its present 105.3 MHz and increased its transmitter power to 50,000 watts.CBN, then headquartered in Portsmouth, also owned WYAH-TV (channel 27, now WGNT), and the two stations shared studio facilities on Spratley Street in Portsmouth.