WKZI is a

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kHz AM. The station is owned by American Hope Communications, Inc.

History

The station began broadcasting December 14, 1963, and was owned by Paul Dean Ford.
Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1978
', Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1985. p. B-79. Retrieved October 18, 2018.History Cards for WKZI
fcc.gov. Retrieved October 18, 2018. It initially aired a

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Fords take themselves lightly, the Gospel seriously
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''. September 3, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2020. By 1968, the station had adopted a

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format, which it continued to air until 1992.
1968 Broadcasting Yearbook
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, 1968. p. B-50. Retrieved October 18, 2018.Format Changes
, ''The M Street Journal''. August 19, 1992. Vol. 9, No. 33. p. 1. Retrieved October 16, 2018. It was taken silent in 1992. In 1993, WKZI was transferred to Word Power, Inc., a nonprofit run by the Ford family, and the station adopted its current Christian format. Effective October 29, 2021, the station was sold to American Hope Communications, along with WLHW, WPFR,

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, and three translators, for $179,000.Hoosier Group Spun To Hopeful New Owner
, ''Radio & Television Business Report''. April 2, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2022.

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