▁June ▁ 1 st , ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁W K Z L ▁became ▁an ▁affili ate ▁of ▁American ▁Top ▁ 4 0 ▁with ▁Case y ▁Kas em . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁" New ▁Generation ▁Show " ▁remained ▁popular , ▁as ▁the ▁station ▁format ▁and ▁management ▁evol ved ▁towards ▁main stream , ▁program ▁cre ator ▁and ▁producer ▁D D ▁Thor nt on ▁alter ed ▁the ▁program ▁name ▁to ▁" Choice ▁C uts " ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁of ▁keeping ▁pace ▁with ▁W K Z L ' s ▁changing ▁fac ade , ▁although ▁the ▁show ' s ▁format ▁remained ▁the ▁same . ▁Yet ▁as ▁W K Z L ' s ▁format ▁increasing ly ▁moved ▁away ▁from ▁rock ▁and ▁into ▁CH R , ▁the ▁ju xt ap osition ▁of ▁a ▁show ▁featuring ▁ground bre aking ▁artists ▁with ▁formula ic ▁hits ▁became ▁more ▁incon gru ous . ▁Thor nt on ▁cancel led ▁the ▁show ▁and ▁eventually ▁left ▁W K Z L . ▁ ▁For ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 0 s , ▁W K Z L ▁called ▁itself ▁" 1 0 7 . 5 ▁The ▁E agle ", ▁playing ▁adult ▁contemporary ▁music . ▁For ▁a ▁brief ▁time , ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁modern ▁adult ▁contemporary , ▁compet ing ▁directly ▁with ▁" 9 8 - 7 ▁The ▁Point " ▁( which ▁changed ▁to ▁variety ▁hits ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ). ▁Event ually ▁the ▁decision ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Top ▁ 4 0 . ▁That ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁around ▁Labor