it is one of the few stations left in the united states that are owned by an individual rather than a corporation. whii had a sister station, wxiy at 94.3 fm on which was a simulcast of the am programming. in the 1970s, whii was a daytime only station, and when whii (am) signed off, the sister station wxiy (fm) changed to r&b format until its signoff at midnight. in the 1980s, the wxiy dropped its callsign in favor of whii, still a country music station, simulcasting. in the late 1980s or early 1990s, the fm station was sold to blakeney communications, inc. and became wkzw "kz-94".