re ▁your ▁Modern ▁Music ▁Station " ▁and ▁" your ▁Music ▁Mar athon ▁Station ." ▁ ▁Although ▁never ▁used ▁on ▁the ▁air , ▁listen ers ▁altern ately ▁knew ▁the ▁call sign ▁as ▁an ▁ac ron ym ▁for ▁" We ed ▁M akes ▁Me ▁Sm ile " ▁and ▁" Mag ic ▁M ush room S ," ▁the ▁latter ▁referencing ▁the ▁somewhat ▁controvers ial ▁logo ▁used ▁before ▁the ▁B uzz ard . ▁ ▁WM MS ▁also ▁began ▁referring ▁to ▁its ▁frequency ▁in ▁prom ot ions ▁as ▁, ▁a ▁round ing - off ▁which ▁continued ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁de cade . ▁ ▁Con tr ary ▁to ▁what ▁many ▁believe , ▁the ▁choice ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁Mal rite ▁logo ▁had ▁nothing ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁B uzz ard ▁Day , ▁the ▁annual ▁" fol ks y ▁event " ▁held ▁in ▁Hin ck ley ▁Township , ▁Ohio . ▁ ▁R ather , ▁WM MS ▁adopted ▁a ▁bu zz ard ▁as ▁its ▁mas cot ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁then ▁ten uous ▁economic ▁state ▁of ▁Cleveland ▁– ▁less ▁than ▁five ▁years ▁away ▁from ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁major ▁American ▁city ▁to ▁enter ▁into ▁default ▁since ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression ▁– ▁and ▁the ▁wing ed - cre ature ' s ▁classification ▁as ▁a ▁sc aven ger . ▁ ▁In ▁other ▁words , ▁the ▁car r ion - e ating ▁bird ▁represented ▁" de ath ▁and ▁dying " ▁– ▁a ▁dark ly ▁com ic ▁reflection ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁decl ine . ▁EC ▁horror ▁com ics , ▁Fritz