It changed calls to WZXY on October 14, 1981, and changed to its current callsign on July 1, 1991. In the early 1980s, WGAT-FM became WZXY, an AOR station under their nickname "The New Y105, FM Rock". Sometime in the mid- to late-1980s, WZXY changed formats from AOR to CHR/Top 40.
It altered its broadcast frequency to WZXY on October 14, 1981, and changed to its current call sign on July 1, 1991. In the early 1980s, WGAT-FM was rebranded as WZXY, a commercial radio station under its nickname "The New Y105, FM Rock". At some point in the mid- to late-1980s, WZXY switched formats from Adult Oriented Rock (AOR) to Contemporary Hit Radio/Top 40.