The broadcast signal can be heard throughout northern Alabama and much of southern central Tennessee.

The radio station was founded by the Dunnavant family of Athens, Alabama (which remains its city of license), as WJOF.

[4] On April 1, 2003, WZYP was sold by Athens Broadcasting Co. (William E. Dunnavant, president) to Cumulus Broadcasting Inc. as part of a four-station deal with a sale price of $22 million in cash and Cumulus common stock.

[7] WZYP remains co-owned with former Dunnavant stations WVNN and WUMP, in addition to WHRP and WWFF-FM.

This ended a 55-year presence in the market by Athens Broadcasting, founded in 1948 by Homer Felix "Pap" Dunnavant.