WKZI
Radio station in Casey, Illinois, United States
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WKZI is a Christian radio station licensed to Casey, Illinois, broadcasting on 800 kHz AM. The station is owned by American Hope Communications, Inc.[3]
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| Broadcast area | Charleston-Mattoon area |
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| Frequency | 800 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | American Hope Communications, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | December 14, 1963[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 73711 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 250 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°18′16.1″N 87°58′17.1″W |
| Translators | |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | wjly |
History
The station began broadcasting December 14, 1963, and was owned by Paul Dean Ford.[4][5] It initially aired a big band format.[6] By 1968, the station had adopted a country music format, which it continued to air until 1992.[7][1][4][8] It was taken silent in 1992.[8] In 1993, WKZI was transferred to Word Power, Inc., a nonprofit run by the Ford family, and the station adopted its current Christian format.[9][10][6]
Effective October 29, 2021, the station was sold to American Hope Communications, along with WLHW, WPFR, WPFR-FM, and three translators, for $179,000.[11][12]