Johannes B. Wist was the founding editor of the "Arbeidets Ridder". Wist wrote a column in "Decorah-Posten" about a fictional Norwegian pioneer named Jonas Olsen. He became editor-in-chief of "Decorah-Posten" in 1923 following the death of Johannes Wist. Wist was a Progressive Republican who held membership in the Norwegian Lutheran Synod. The group developed a good working relationship with WIST disc jockey, John Fox. WIST radio jock Tom Gauger was called in to re-mix for release on Smash. The 930 frequency first went on the air with the call sign WIST in 1951. In 2005, WTIX dropped their call letters taking the calls WIST. Wist was a free application for Apple iPhone. Cole Wist is an attorney and former state representative from Arapahoe County, Colorado. In 1885, Wist married Josephine Aasve (1859-1938) who was the daughter of Norwegian immigrants. On March 1, 2003, the station's call sign was changed to WIST. The country music format hole was quickly filled by WIST, becoming "Live Country 1240". AM 1240 became WIST, while AM 930 became WSOC. Wist earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Denver in 1985.