Charlotte. Cafaro went on to become Chairman of A&M Records. Other DJs during that period were Daniel 'This is Daniel' Brunty, Dave Bell and Edward Theodore Faircloth. Brunty went on to WQDR in Raleigh, North Carolina. Following 2 years in Afghanistan, where he served as a Sr NATO Advisor to the Afghan Army Communications Directorate, Edward is now a software executive with Xytech Systems in Los Angeles. Bell was afternoon host when he was one of seven out of 11 full-time employees let go in January 1975, and Cafaro replaced him while still doing mornings. Brunty did middays and production. Faircloth and Chris Hensley were part-time weekend DJs. Cafaro was hired first as a DJ and salesman and later became general manager. Hensley was program director. Brunty was known for wild stunts such as an imaginary Thanksgiving parade with Henry Kissinger hanging from a balloon, and telling people he was seriously injured and had bionic body parts. Most of the music came from albums and, with few sponsors, the station could play music for 10 or 15 minutes without interruption. In one TV commercial, a disc jockey showed a small stack of 45s and said that represented what other stations played. Then he showed a large stack of 45s and said this was what "The Ripple" played. In October 1976, WRPL announced it would play classical music on a Sunday morning show hosted by Harold Lynne of New World Records. WRPL switched to a three-fourths disco and one fourth jazz on January 22, 1979, with progressive rock limited to a Sunday program called "Eclectic Corner". In October 1979, the station changed its call letters to WQCC. It started a country music format (the call letters stood for "Charlotte Country"). This did not work so a switch to "Charlotte's solid gold radio" with oldies and beach music took place in April 1980. The format later evolved into a more 70s-based sound. Then The PTL Club engineer and Heritage Village Church manager Terry White bought a 40 percent interest in the station from Risben Lyon. On October 13, 1980, WQCC switched to "varied types of Christian music, from hymns to gospel to rock" along with teaching and Christian-oriented news. The Lyon family sold the radio station in 1983. WQCC upgraded its signal from 1,000 watts. On October 3, 1986, Charlotte Mayor Harvey Gantt officially turned on the 10,000-watt transmitter. Charlotte-based Satellite Radio