tor - In - P oss ession . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Black ▁Crow ▁Media ▁Group ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁re organ izing ▁its ▁radio ▁hold ings ▁and ▁cons olid ating ▁the ▁four ▁subs idi aries ▁acting ▁as ▁deb t ors ▁in ▁possession ▁( including ▁B CA ▁Radio , ▁L LC ) ▁into ▁a ▁new ▁company ▁named ▁Southern ▁Stone ▁Communic ations , ▁L LC . ▁The ▁F CC ▁approved ▁the ▁transfer ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁at ▁ 1 0 ▁a . m ., ▁W L OR ▁began ▁st un ting ▁with ▁TV ▁theme ▁songs . ▁At ▁no on , ▁W L OR ▁changed ▁their ▁format ▁to ▁classic ▁hip ▁hop , ▁brand ed ▁as ▁" 9 8 . 1 ▁The ▁Beat ". ▁The ▁first ▁song ▁on ▁" The ▁Beat " ▁was ▁" Emp ire ▁State ▁of ▁Mind " ▁by ▁Jay - Z ▁and ▁A lic ia ▁Ke ys . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁W L OR ▁dropped ▁the ▁classic ▁hip ▁hop ▁format ▁( which ▁continues ▁on ▁W 2 5 1 AC / WA HR - HD 2 ) ▁and ▁began ▁st un ting ▁with ▁Christmas ▁music , ▁brand ed ▁as ▁" The ▁Christmas ▁Star ▁ 1 0 7 . 5 ". ▁ ▁Techn ical ▁changes ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁granted