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.