▁perman ently ▁let ▁go ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁due ▁to ▁" bud get ▁problems ." ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁WM MS ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁FM ▁flags hip ▁for ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Brow ns , ▁sharing ▁coverage ▁with ▁then - s ister ▁WH K ; ▁the ▁late ▁Nev ▁Ch and ler ▁served ▁as ▁play - by - play ▁announ cer . ▁ ▁Unable ▁to ▁service ▁its ▁growing ▁deb t , ▁Mal rite ▁chose ▁to ▁leave ▁radio ▁and ▁sold ▁off ▁all ▁its ▁remaining ▁properties ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 : ▁WM MS ▁went ▁to ▁Sh am rock ▁Broadcast ing , ▁the ▁Roy ▁Disney ▁broadcast ing ▁firm . ▁ ▁Management ▁ordered ▁a ▁change ▁to ▁the ▁B uzz ard ▁by ▁giving ▁it ▁a ▁flat - top ▁and ▁mul let . ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁continued ▁to ▁decl ine ▁during ▁the ▁ownership ▁transition ▁from ▁Mal rite ▁to ▁Sh am rock ; ▁then ▁Sh am rock ▁sold ▁both ▁WM MS ▁and ▁WH K ▁to ▁Om ni America , ▁a ▁broadcast ing ▁company ▁run ▁by ▁former ▁Mal rite ▁execut ives ▁Carl ▁Hir sch ▁and ▁Dean ▁Th acker , ▁which ▁already ▁owned ▁old ies ▁station ▁WM J I . ▁ ▁WM MS ' ▁decl ine ▁cul min ated ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁with ▁the ▁high - profile ▁departure ▁of ▁Jeff ▁Kin z bach , ▁effectively ▁ending ▁" J eff ▁& ▁Flash " ▁on ▁WM MS ▁( F er enc ▁would ▁leave ▁the