[3] The station signed on the air in August 2015, from a tower shared with KVEX-LP on the campus of St.

Cloud Area Somali Salvation Organization worked with St.

Cloud State University, particularly the campus-based KVSC, to construct the station.

The station was part of a task force focusing on providing resources to the underserved population where they would otherwise not be able to find it.

[8] KZYS-LP is one of two radio stations in Minnesota that broadcast programming catered to the Somali American population in the state.