▁the ▁station ▁was ▁pione ering ▁music ▁research ▁that ▁included ▁week ly ▁focus ▁groups ▁of ▁ 1 8 - ▁to ▁ 4 9 - year - old ▁listen ers ▁assemble d ▁by ▁O wner ▁Bob ▁Brown ▁and ▁Sh aron ▁Paul . ▁The ▁format ▁of ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁a ▁unique ▁hy brid ▁of ▁Deep ▁Tra cks , ▁Top ▁ 4 0 ▁and ▁Jazz . ▁Local ▁music ▁artists ▁were ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁programming ▁mix ▁and ▁live ▁concert s ▁were ▁broadcast ▁week ly ▁via ▁N BC ' s ▁THE ▁SO UR CE ▁and ▁other ▁radio ▁program ▁synd ic ators . ▁Kn own ▁for ▁a ▁keen ▁spot ▁production ▁sound ▁and ▁ag gress ive ▁demo ▁sales , ▁the ▁W K Z L ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁ 7 0 ' s ▁won ▁many ▁local ▁and ▁regional ▁advert ising ▁awards ▁and ▁had ▁up ▁to ▁three ▁full - time ▁copy writ ers ▁on ▁staff . ▁ ▁Brown ▁eventually ▁sold ▁W AA A ▁to ▁Mutter ▁Evans , ▁who ▁made ▁history ▁at ▁age ▁ 2 5 ▁by ▁becoming ▁the ▁young est ▁black ▁woman ▁to ▁own ▁a ▁commercial ▁radio ▁station ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁So on ▁afterwards ▁Brown ▁sold ▁W K Z L ▁to ▁Nation wide ▁Broadcast ing , ▁while ▁maintain ing ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁that ▁hous ed ▁both ▁stations . ▁ ▁When ▁Nation wide ▁took ▁control ▁and ▁installed ▁Station ▁Manager ▁Rick ▁From me ▁and ▁Program ▁Director ▁Tom ▁Daniel s , ▁the ▁station ▁changed ▁its ▁format ▁to ▁the ▁more ▁classic ▁A OR ▁( Al bum - orient ed ▁rock ) ▁under ▁the ▁guidance ▁of