WZAB made its debut on October 7, 2008, airing a business talk radio format as "880 The Biz".[4] Florida City Radio soon sold the station to Salem outright for $1.4 million.[5]
Catholic programming
On July 25, 2019, Salem Media Group agreed to sell WZAB and WKAT in the Miami market, as well as WLCC and WWMI in the Tampa Bay market, to Immaculate Heart Media, Inc. for more than $8.2 million.[6][7] The sale closed on September 30, 2019.
WZAB began airing Catholic religious programming with the sale. But the Miami area also has a Catholic station on 1080 AM, WQOS in Coral Gables. The religious format on 880 AM lasted a little over a year.
Black Information Network
iHeartMedia began operating WZAB under a local marketing agreement (LMA) on October 1, 2020, with the intention of making it Miami's Black Information Network outlet.
It was part of a deal in which WZAB would be swapped to iHeart in exchange for KKDD in San Bernardino, California, W292DH in Pittsburgh, and $1 million.[8]
Following a day of carrying historical speeches, WZAB began carrying BIN programming on October 2.[9] Effective November 30, 2020, iHeartMedia acquired WZAB.[10] The call sign was changed to WXBN on March 3, 2021.[3]
