It was originally operated by the Carteret County public school system.
The station was the idea of Jamie T. Mercer, a middle school teacher of Computer Skills and Applications.
WZED-LP at the time was one of the few student-based and content-driven broadcast stations on the air.
[2] A donation agreement was filed to transfer WZED-LP to Crystal Coast Community Radio on October 22, 2020.
CCCR operates the station as a community resource providing information on an adult contemporary music format[3]