WKZI

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]

WKZI

Casey, Illinois
Broadcast area	Charleston-Mattoon area
Frequency	800 kHz
Programming
Format	Christian Radio
Ownership
Owner	American Hope Communications, Inc.
Sister stations	WLHW, WEHP, WPFR
History
First air date	December 14, 1963[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	73711
Class	B
Power	250 watts
Translator(s)	94.7 MHz W234CK (Casey) 107.9 MHz W300DD (Greenup)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	https://wjly.org/

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]