The station's studios are south of downtown near Philander Smith College, and its transmitter tower is located on Shinall Mountain, near the Chenal Valley neighborhood of Little Rock.
[3] According to FCC filings, the station went silent sometime around November 1, 2008, as the licensee was unable to negotiate an extension of the contract with the owner of the transmitter location.
The FCC granted permission to remain silent while the station's owner put together the paperwork to move the transmitter to a new location.
Under its previous format, KZTS' main competitor was longtime heritage urban contemporary outlet KIPR.
On March 13, 2018, it was announced by media sources that Flinn Broadcasting Corporation would sell Urban KZTS to Salem Communications for $1.1 million plus a time brokerage agreement before closing.