WZLR

I-95 (Top 40)

The station's original call letters were WBZI, the FM sister of the former WGIC-AM. The station employed a number of formats from southern gospel in the mid 1970s to Top 40 in the late 1970s using TM's "Stereo Rock" format.^[1]

I-95 (Country)

Following a format and AM/FM frequency swap the station switched to country in 1980. It had its highest success as country in the early 1980s; however its ratings always trailed those of WONE, the leader in the country music format in the Dayton metro.

DJK-95/DJ-95 (Adult Contemporary)

In 1988 the station flipped from country to a national (AC) satellite format. It had low ratings since both WVUD-FM (99.9) and WWSN-FM (107.7) were successful adult contemporary stations, and had full market signal penetration while WDJK did not. In the latter part of 1989 the station dropped the satellite format in favor of local AC. During the year the station began adding contemporary hit radio songs to its mix.

Power 95 (Mainstream CHR)

In the latter part of 1990, the station became mainstream contemporary hit radio (CHR/pop) "DJ 95". The station kept this name until June 1992, when it was changed to "Power 95", following the playing of Boyz II Men's "It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday" 953 times in a row. The CHR/pop format lasted until July 1993, when the station was put up for sale, at which time the station decided to flip to '80s oldies, the first time such a format had been tried in the country. When the station was sold on August 10, 1993, Night Ranger's "Goodbye" was played and the '80s oldies format was dropped along with the entire airstaff, in favor of an FM simulcast of sister station 1500 WBZI, retaining the WDJK calls. For several months WBZI was simulcast on 95.3 until the sale closed.

Kool 95/Oldies 95 (Oldies)

The station's new owner was Dick Hunt (owner of WCLR/WPTW in Piqua, Ohio) and eventually it operated as a simulcast with Piqua's WCLR "Kool 95", becoming repeater WZLR. In 1998 the station was sold to Cox Media Group and tweaks to the format were made including a branding change to "Oldies 95" in its final year of operation.

95.3 The Point ('80s Hits)

In October 2000 the station changed call letters to WDTP repeating 95.7 WDPT "Dayton's Point" playing '80s adult hits until September 2002. The format was the brainchild of former WRBQ Tampa program director Randy Kabrich, and was also used by Cox stations in other markets, including Houston. The simulcast was branded as "95.7 Northside and 95.3 Southside." 95.7 The Point continued on the 95.7 WDPT frequency with the '80s adult hits format until October 30, 2006 when the station became a simulcast of WHIO-AM.

95.3 ZLR (Classic Rock)

In September 2002, the station flipped to classic rock after a full day of stunting with the opening riffs of Queen's "We Will Rock You" playing in the background and reverting to the WZLR calls. The original incarnation of 95.3 ZLR was a mainstream '70s classic rock format. The station used a "no DJ" approach and promoted the fact they were Dayton's first radio station without DJs.

95.3 and 101.1 The Eagle (Classic Hits)

In 2006, the station evolved and softened into a classic hits format and picked up the handle "95.3 The Eagle - Dayton's Classic Hits Station", as well as retaining the WZLR calls. Mostly music of the 1970s and 1960s was played at this time with core artists featuring Fleetwood Mac, Bob Seger, The Eagles and The Doobie Brothers.

As many classic hits stations across America were phasing out 1960s and 1970s music,^[2] in a gradual fashion to keep the core demographics younger, the station did a more drastic change. On Thursday, January 7, 2010 following the Bubba the Love Sponge Show, the station shifted its focus to the 1980s using the slogan, "Now more '80s and the same great '70s". It also included short intercuts of old radio imaging from WDJX, WTUE and WGTZ (Z-93). The connection was made to the stations playing hit music in the late 1970s and 1980s in the market. The first song played after the format change was "Nothin' but a Good Time" by Poison. Core artists included Def Leppard, Billy Joel, REO Speedwagon, Foreigner, Journey, The Police, Van Halen, John Mellencamp, Phil Collins, Bryan Adams and Aerosmith. On June 1, 2012 the station changed its positioning to "'80s Rock Hits". In late 2017 the station started using the "Dayton's Classic Hits" moniker and added more pop titles to the format.

On May 1, 2018 the station posted on its Facebook page that "We're not gonna take it anymore", in reference to Twisted Sister song and relaunched as high-tempo 1980s classic rock without any pop crossovers. The new core artists are Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, Van Halen and Aerosmith. The station returned to using the "Dayton's 80's Rock" positioning. Much of the new imaging sounds like the original Scott Shannon Pirate Radio KQLZ in Los Angeles; the top of the hour includes the "Welcome to the jungle" reference heard in the KQLZ legal IDs.

WDJK DJ95/Power 95

• Jeff Stevens (1990–1993; VP programming for iheartmedia and morning host at WMMX/Mix 107.7)
• Sloppy Joe Tidd (1992–1993)
• Todd Hudson (1992–1993) (Returned as Tequila Todd, now Todd Hollst)
• Joe Mama (1992)
• Jammin' Joe Nasti/Kelly (1990–1993)
• Brian Savage (1991–1993)
• Alan Rantz (1992–1993; now at WOFX/The Fox/Cincinnati)
• Jack Rutledge (1992; now at Summit Media Louisville)
• Stacy Cruz (1992–1993)
• Taylor (1992–1993)
• Steve Anthony (1991–1993)
• Buzz Cannon (1993) (Returned as a seller for WZLR and Cox Radio Dayton)
• Bobby Brunner (News 1992-1993)
• Tom Daniels
• "Long" John Keller 1990-1992 (Returned as a seller for WZLR and Cox Radio Dayton)

Simulcast of WCLR

• Jason Michaels
• Mark Roberts
• Brian Demay
• Clint Myers
• Ginger Martin
• JD Bills
• Joe Demma
• Linda Thomas
• Brad Lovett
• John Hall
• David G. McFarland
• Bob Roberts
• Bob Vandergrift