▁ ▁History ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁this ▁station ▁program med ▁a ▁Top ▁ 4 0 / CH R / UC ▁a . k . a . ▁the ▁CH U r ban ▁format ▁under ▁the ▁call ▁letters ▁W L AP - FM . ▁The ▁station ▁used ▁T M ' s ▁S tere o ▁Rock ▁format ▁as ▁" The ▁New ▁W L AP ▁ 9 4 ▁And ▁A ▁ 1 / 2 , ▁The ▁Music ▁FM " ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁and , ▁after ▁transition ing ▁to ▁live ▁programming ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁saw ▁its ▁peak ▁of ▁popular ity ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁" The ▁New ▁Power ▁ 9 4 ▁And ▁A ▁ 1 / 2 , ▁W L AP - FM ". ▁And ▁it ▁was ▁program med ▁by ▁Lex ington ▁native ▁Gregory ▁" Bar ry ▁Fox " ▁Ped dic ord . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁D ale ▁O ' B rian ▁was ▁named ▁Program ▁Director . ▁ ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁O ' B rian ▁o vers aw ▁a ▁switch ▁to ▁the ▁" Hot ▁AC " ▁format ▁and ▁the ▁name ▁Mix ▁ 9 4 . 5 . ▁ ▁D ale ▁O ' B rian ▁served ▁as ▁morning ▁show ▁host ▁and ▁program ▁director ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9