Audio Dynamite, Sting, Social Distortion, the Hoodoo Gurus, and Sarah McLachlan. Songs by groups like EMF and the Divinyls, which Energy-FM premiered, went on to become #1 hits on the pop charts that summer. WERG entered the digital realm as compact disc players were installed over the summer of 1990. Then, Nirvana arrived and revolutionized the music industry: moving the format that is now called "Modern Rock" into the musical mainstream. "Energy-FM 90" was how the station was identified from 1989 to 2005, a run of sixteen years. In 1999, the welcome news came that WERG would be getting all-new studios and much-needed office space. WERG was finally able to move from the hidden recesses of the Zurn Science Center basement, into the Walker Building at 7th and Peach Streets. Construction on the new facilities began in the spring of 2000. Legendary station engineer and Gannon professor Dr. John Duda was instrumental in the design of the new facilities, but sadly was never able to see them finished; Dr. Duda died in 2000, leaving behind a legacy that is now commemorated each spring with the annual Duda Awards, presented to students on the WERG staff who have demonstrated excellence in various broadcasting techniques over the previous academic year. WERG began broadcasting from the Walker Building studios in September 2000, and the station was now utilizing digital broadcasting technology: the DigiLink IV from Arrakis Systems. The DigiLink IV made it possible for WERG to begin continuous operation without having to sign off after midnight. In 2002, Gannon University hired local broadcaster and Gannon alumnus Chet LaPrice to oversee WERG operations. Chet was the longtime music director and midday host on Country 98 WXTA. Since the station's inception, WERG's signal had emanated from an antenna in downtown Erie. The antenna, being below average terrain for Erie County, resulted in an inferior signal that faded rapidly as one moved away from the city. The Gannon administration began looking into the possibility of relocating the station's antenna to high ground south of the city. On June 30, 2005, at 9:50 a.m., WERG moved from 89.9 FM to 90.5 FM and began transmitting from its new antenna in Summit Township. On-air, the station is now identified by dial position and call letters: 90.5 WERG. The new-and-improved signal brought clear reception throughout Northwestern Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio, western New York, and southern Ontario. In 2014, 90.5 WERG