The Bemidji studios are located at 502 Beltrami Avenue, downtown Bemidji. It shares a transmitter site with KBHP, near Lake Plantagenet along Highway 9.
KKZY began broadcasting on May 7, 1999, under the ownership of Omni Broadcasting.[2]
Hubbard Broadcasting announced on November 13, 2014, that it would purchase the Omni Broadcasting stations, including KKZY.[3] The sale was completed on February 27, 2015, at a purchase price of $8 million for the 16 stations and one translator.[4]