The station went on the air as KZHR on 1984-08-10, originally on 92.7 with a country format. On 1988-12-01, the station changed its call sign to KHYT. On 1993-12-20, 92.9 changed their callsign again to KXXS with a country format, and a branding change to 'Kicks 93'. On September 8, 1997 switched to KQSN with the slogan "Sunny 92.9" and a switch to adult contemporary. On 2002-03-11, KQSN changed calls to the current KDBL and their country format.[3][4]