 The Gaskins ran WRSL-AM-FM until 1982, when health reasons forced Jim Gaskin to relinquish operations; owner Cal Smith then operated WRSL, typically with a southern Gospel format, until his death at the age of 55 from pancreatic cancer in 1987.His wife, Ruth, ran the station until she retired in 1994 and sold it to their son, John Smith.While the FM embarked on a signal upgrade and frequency change, the AM station changed its format to contemporary Christian.