[3] WIZN signed on the air in October 1983, owned by Radio Vergennes, Inc.[4] The station began broadcasting from the Stevens House in Vergennes, Vermont, with an original line up of DJs Artie Lavigne, Joel Bolton, Mary L. Collins, Russ Kinsley, and Bill Henk.

WIZN was a local album rock station in the Vergennes area, powered at only 710 watts on a Class A regional frequency, 106.3 MHz.

[5] The power boost gave WIZN coverage of Burlington, Vermont's largest city, and much of the Champlain Valley.

Current on-air staff includes Mel Allen, who hosts The Highway To Mel in morning drive time,[7][8] Dave Marshall middays,[9] and Joey Vega with The Rockin Ride Home.

[10] Weekends feature "Double Shots" combining two songs by the same artist, typically a hit song paired with a B side with the exception of the following Sunday programs: "Mr. Charlie", Charlie Frazier, hosts "Blues for Breakfast" on Sunday mornings - the longest-running program on the station which goes back to the station's inception in 1983.