Ken Thomas, Inc., received a construction permit for a new FM radio station on 100.9 MHz in Erlanger, Kentucky, from the Federal Communications Commission on June 1, 1964.

[3] WKKY-FM was bought in late 1968 by the Christian Broadcasting Association, owners of WTOF in Canton; the call letters were changed to WHKK and a new format of religious programs instituted.

[5] Under its ownership, WHKK became known for its gospel music and its intensive public service programming, including an "unheard-of" four-hour news block in the evenings and local sports coverage.

[16] In August 1988, without authorization from the Federal Communications Commission, WIZF increased its power and antenna height, prompting the FCC to open a formal investigation and warn other broadcasters not to do the same without a construction permit.

[17] The station went silent on August 14 at 6 p.m., returning to the air six hours later with a message from Inter-Urban president James Hutchinson, who claimed that the demand had been settled and the jocks got their 40 percent.

[20] The chairman and president of Inter-Urban—which had hoped to retain the station and revitalize it—unsuccessfully objected to the buyer, claiming that venture capitalist John Wyant had installed an African American chairman to make the company appear to be minority owned, but then set onerous financial terms designed to eventually allow Wyant to buy the station outright.

[20] While WIZF rated well, the new ownership stepped into a lacking situation, even though the Cincinnati Enquirer branded it a "sleeping giant" with a loyal following.

[25] The principal outcome was that WIFE-FM 100.3 in Connersville, Indiana, could move 50 miles (80 km) east to Norwood, Ohio, and into the Cincinnati market; Radio One subsequently purchased the station, which is today WOSL.