▁hard - disk ▁audio ▁storage ▁technology ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁both ▁stations ▁were ▁sold ▁to ▁V ox ▁Media . ▁ ▁V ox ▁sold ▁W OW Q ▁to ▁First ▁Media ▁and ▁then ▁W C ED ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁Prior ity ▁Communic ations , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁operating ▁compet itor ▁W DS N ▁since ▁its ▁first ▁air ▁date ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁First ▁Media ▁had ▁been ▁operating ▁W C ED ▁under ▁an ▁L MA , ▁but ▁had ▁no ▁interest ▁in ▁ow ning ▁it . ▁ ▁W C ED ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁new , ▁nearby ▁building ▁and ▁vac ated ▁the ▁former ▁Du Bo is ▁L umber ▁Company ▁office ▁building ▁after ▁the ▁sale ▁to ▁Prior ity . ▁ ▁The ▁purchase ▁price ▁for ▁W C ED ▁was ▁$ 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁according ▁to ▁F CC ▁records . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁W C ED ▁moved ▁from ▁ 8 0 ▁North ▁Park ▁Place ▁to ▁ 5 1 ▁West ▁Long ▁Avenue ▁in ▁Du Bo is , ▁where ▁it ▁shared ▁space ▁with ▁W DS N ▁tempor arily ▁until ▁a ▁new ▁facility ▁condu ci ve ▁to ▁a ▁news / t alk ▁formatted ▁radio ▁station ▁could ▁be ▁found . ▁Prior ity ▁Communic ations ▁negoti ated ▁a ▁deal ▁for ▁an ▁old ▁bank ▁building ▁at ▁ 1 2 ▁West ▁Long ▁Avenue , ▁down ▁the ▁street ▁from ▁its ▁original ▁location .