 Although ratings were rebounding, rumors began to swirl in July 2006 that a format change was imminent.Clear Channel wanted to give a Philadelphia clearance for its syndicated morning show "Wake Up with Whoopi" with Whoopi Goldberg.On August 8, 2006, the airstaff was dismissed; two days later at Noon, WJJZ's midday host and program director Michael Tozzi bid farewell to 13 years of smooth jazz, and after playing "She's Gone" by Daryl Hall, WJJZ flipped to rhythmic adult contemporary, branded as "Philly's 106.1".