In late 1989, the license was purchased by locally based Capital Broadcasting, changed call letters to KBZN, and became a smooth jazz station as an affiliate of the syndicated service "The Breeze".
By late 1989, Capital Broadcasting, which is based locally, purchased the license for their station. The call letters were changed to KBZN, and the station was rebranded as a smooth jazz format, operating under the syndicated service "The Breeze".