He originally wanted an AM station at first, but was unable to obtain an AM license at the time, so he went for the FM construction permit, granted in 1959.

After the station was acquired, the call letters were changed to WJAI (for "Jai-Alai" a popular betting game in Florida).

Robertson was a former WING on-air personality, promoted to managing the FM station and its largely automated format.

Great Trails' purchase of WJAI was motivated by a possibility of a transmitter power increase, and access to the much larger Dayton market.

The power increase was finally approved by the FCC after a prolonged legal battle with owners of two Dayton stations.

WJAI's first "official" studios were moved to a movie theater which had been converted to an office building at the corner of Somers and North Barron streets in downtown Eaton.

In the 1980s, young people listening to contemporary hit music were switching from AM stations to FM stereo outlets.

The phrase was coined by Z-93 creator/PD/Morning DJ John King as an attempt to position Z-93 as a Dayton station and minimize its Eaton location.

It was part of a contest where listeners were eligible to win a 1985 Chevy IROC-Z if they sent in a registration form and displayed the Z-93 bumper sticker on their car.

At this time, Z-93 also sold T-shirts and other merchandise featuring the new logo at Dayton/Springfield area JCPenney stores for a period of a year or so.

Largely because of the decline of AM radio, Great Trails abandoned Top 40 music on its AM station and moved it to its FM signal.

WCOL-FM changed its call letters to WXGT and became more commonly known as 92X, Columbus' first contemporary hit radio station.

WXGT and WGTZ were virtual clones, using similar playlists, imaging, personalities, jingles and even station logos.

On May 17, 2007, Philadelphia-based Main Line Broadcasting announced the acquisition of Radio One's stations in the Dayton and Louisville market areas.

[7][8] John King and Terry Dorsey (who originally broadcast afternoons at WING) came to Z-93 in 1984 as the first "Morning Crew" for a year.

They were followed by "Dr. Dave" Gross and "Wild Bill" taking the reins from March 1985 until September 4, 1987, when it became known as simply The Z Morning Zoo.

Kim Faris, who had been doing news at the station since Marita Matray departed in 1990, was named Wicker's new co-host, along with Producer Dave.

After Pohl left to take the position of Sports Director at local TV station WDTN-TV 2 in 1997, he was replaced briefly by former 92X evening host Suzy Waud.

He would be replaced by comedians Rob Haney and Chili Challis, who along with Kim Faris and Producer Scott Mallory would be referred to as "The Z-93 Morning Show".

Haney left WGTZ in March, 1998, and was replaced by long-time afternoon drive host Sean Roberts.

Roberts left Z-93 in mid-June, 1999 after 7 1/2 years combined between hosting afternoons and mornings, making Sean one of Z-93's longest-tenured "Zeejays" in the history of Z-93.

Kim Faris stayed on at the station doing mid-days until the end of 2006 when she was inducted into the Ohio Broadcasters Hall Of Fame.

She was joined by fellow broadcasters from WING's hit music era including Kathy O'Conner Bow, Charlie Reeder, Bill Nance and Reetha Phillips.

According to the Dayton Daily News on November 2, 2007, Z-93 was expected to switch to a Variety Hits format as "92-9 Jack FM," according to Radio Online.

[9] At 12 Noon on Friday, November 2, 2007, "FLY 92-9" debuted with an Adult Hits format and the tag line "We Play Anything."

The first three songs played were The Steve Miller Band's "Fly Like An Eagle", Sugar Ray's "Someday", and Bryan Adams' "Summer of '69".

On September 1, 2017, at 5 p.m., after again playing "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)", WGTZ flipped back to adult hits as "92.9 Jack FM".