. ▁ ▁The ▁G ask in ▁family ▁ran ▁W RS L - AM - FM ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁when ▁health ▁reasons ▁forced ▁Jim ▁G ask in ▁to ▁rel in qu ish ▁operations ; ▁owner ▁Cal ▁Smith ▁then ▁split ▁the ▁two ▁stations ' ▁programming ▁and ▁operated ▁W RS L - AM - FM ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 5 5 ▁from ▁pan cre atic ▁cancer ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁His ▁wife , ▁Ruth , ▁ran ▁the ▁station ▁until ▁she ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁sold ▁it ▁to ▁their ▁son , ▁John ▁Smith . ▁ ▁Smith ' s ▁time ▁ow ning ▁W RS L - FM ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁major ▁change ▁for ▁the ▁station . ▁On ▁June ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁W RS L - FM ▁moved ▁from ▁ 9 5 . 9 ▁to ▁ 9 6 . 3   M Hz , ▁increased ▁its ▁power ▁to ▁ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁w att s ▁from ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁activ ated ▁its ▁new ▁transmit ter ▁on ▁Sand ▁Kn ob ▁Road . ▁The ▁upgrade ▁substantial ly ▁increased ▁its ▁coverage ▁area ▁in ▁central ▁Kentucky , ▁though ▁no ▁format ▁changes ▁were ▁planned . ▁The ▁Sand ▁Kn ob ▁Road ▁transmit ter ▁site ▁was ▁v andal ized ▁that ▁December ▁by ▁two ▁te en agers ▁who ▁st ole ▁equipment ▁that ▁formed ▁W RS L - FM ' s ▁studio