the station has been owned by polynesian broadcasting since 1967, when businessman noboru furuya took over kzoo's operations. furuya's son david and his wife robyn took over management of the station in the mid-1990s when furuya's health began to decline. noboru furuya died in 2002 at the age of 82; david and robyn furuya (now the president and vice-president, respectively, of polynesian broadcasting) continue to run kzoo today.