The owner held on to WLOL-FM, and in 1981, the station dumped soft rock and became "Musicradio 99½ WLOL", the only Twin Cities FM station at the time playing Top 40 music.
The owner held on to WLOL-FM and seeing that classical music was not a profitable format at the time, decided to try pop music. In 1981, the station became "Musicradio 99½ WLOL", the only Twin Cities FM station at the time playing Top 40 music.