WHIZ (1240 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Zanesville, Ohio, featuring a full service format known as "AM 1240 The Voice".

The station broadcast from Waller's home on Fourth Street in that city; early programming featured music and market reports.

[6] Following the establishment of the Federal Radio Commission (FRC), stations were initially issued a series of temporary authorizations starting on May 3, 1927.

As the FRC sought to clean up the congested United States airwaves and implement the Davis Amendment to balance the relationship between radio stations and population, stations were informed that if they wanted to continue operating, they needed to file a formal license application by January 15, 1928, as the first step in determining whether they met the new "public interest, convenience, or necessity" standard.

On May 25, 1928, the FRC issued General Order 32, which notified 164 stations, including WEBE, that "From an examination of your application for future license it does not find that public interest, convenience, or necessity would be served by granting it."

WEBE was targeted for removal, called a "bedroom" station—because it broadcast from Waller's actual bedroom—with homemade equipment that was, according to chairman Ira E. Robinson, "assembled of parts of a questionable nature".

[12] The proposed Akron move was hotly contested; one man attempted to obtain a permanent injunction against any sale of the station.

[13] It also led to applications for new stations on the same frequency in Zanesville and in Cleveland, which were designated for hearing alongside WALR's license renewal and the proposed Akron sale and move in October 1931.

This was originally approved by the new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) without a hearing in September;[8] under the proposed move plans, the local staff of WALR in Zanesville was not to be retained.

[29] In April 2022, the sale of the entire WHIZ Media Group to Marquee Broadcasting was announced after four generations of Littick family ownership.

[36] Brenda Larrick is the station's lead local music personality; syndicated talk show hosts include Dan Bongino, Dave Ramsey and Gary Sullivan.