WFXK began as WCPS-FM in Tarboro, the sister station of WCPS 760 AM. WCPS-FM signed on in September of 1952. Both stations later became the property of Curtis Media and the 104.3 dial position became home to a country format as WKTC "Katie Country". In 1990, 104.3 FM was upgraded to serve the Raleigh market by new owner Osborne Communications, while the WKTC intellectual property moved to 96.9 FM in Goldsboro. Osborne debuted in Raleigh as WAZO, but later became WCAS "Class 104", an adult contemporary station. The "Class" format attracted some noteable personalities from other area stations such as WRAL morning man "Famous" Bob Inskeep, but never really took off ratings wise. The death knell for "Class 104" came in April of 1992 when Osborne entered into a Local Marketing Agreement with Pinnacle Broadcasting's urban adult contemporary-formatted WFXC "Foxy 107" in Durham, a station with a promising format that was locked in to a small class "A" signal. The two became simulcast partners as "Foxy 107-104". Both stations came under common ownership in the mid-1990s and were owned by Clear Channel Worldwide until 2000 when the two, along with WNNL and WQOK, were spun off to Radio One for Clear Channel to meet ownership caps following their acquisition of Capstar.
