It is owned by Saga Communications and operates as part of its Western Mass Radio Group.
As 1520 AM is a clear channel frequency, WIZZ reduces power at night to 160 watts to protect other stations from interference.
[4] In 1987, the call letters changed to WGAM, with a format of big band music and adult standards.
The station was assigned the WIZZ call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on February 1, 2003.
[6] On April 6, 2022, Saga Communications acquired WIZZ and flipped it from adult standards to oldies.