WOKD signed on in 2000 as a relay station for Roanoke, VA-based WPAR-FM's "P-A-R FM" contemporary Christian format. In 2002, The PAR stations merged with a Roanoke competitor WRXT-FM "Spirit FM", assuming the latter's name. WOKD's signal is heard well in the far northern reaches of the market with a respectable signal into Durham.