 In the Fall of 1982, WEZR was purchased by Fairfield Broadcasting of Kalamazoo who also owned WKZO-AM-FM.Fairfield owned WEZR for an entire year before purchasing former sister station WCMX and changed the name of that station to WEZV to reflect the same ownership group.Fairfield would own both stations for several years until 1989 when WEZR would return once again to the famous WLYV call letters under new ownership of Christian radio owner/operator Midwest Broadcasting Corporation which moved the studios to 4705 Illinois Road, airing a Christian music and teaching format (Midwest Broadcasting today is Christian Broadcast System Ltd. and is based in Flint, Michigan).