 Joe Hill, now of Tucson, Arizona, was the morning announcer when John Lennon was killed and produced a three-hour tribute with no preparation prior to airtime.The station switched to a full-time album-oriented rock format in 1983 by a new owner, Cage Media, headed up by Chris Cage, a former WING "Lively Guy" and University of Dayton graduate.The station was heavily involved with bringing concerts to the Ohio Theater in Lima.