WJFK-FM started in 1961 as WPRW-FM, the sister station to Manassas-based WPRW. In 1968, it would be sold to EZ Communications, and flipped to an easy listening format. The format would remain until January 1, 1985, when it flipped to Top 40 as WBMW, "B106."[8] WBMW would be positioned against two other Top 40 stations, WRQX and WAVA-FM. The station would be acquired by Infinity Broadcasting in April 1987,[9] resulting in a flip to "adult rock" (which would soon morph into new age music two months later) as simply "106.7 WBMW" on May 8th.[10][11][12] On October 3, 1988, the station flipped to a rock format as WJFK, with the station being the Washington affiliate for Howard Stern,[13] marking his return to the market for the first time since he was let go from WWDC in 1982.[14][15]