▁ownership ▁changes . ▁Follow ▁the ▁s elling ▁its ▁st ake ▁in ▁W T RI , ▁T roy ▁Broadcast ing , ▁changes ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁Tri - City ▁Radio , ▁Inc . ▁in ▁late ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁New ▁H aven ▁based ▁K ops - Mon ah an ▁Communic ations . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁W TR Y ▁and ▁W TR Y - FM ▁( 1 0 6 . 5 ) ▁were ▁sold ▁to ▁Scott ▁Broadcast ing ▁of ▁Pennsylvania , ▁Inc . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁television ▁person ality ▁Mer v ▁Griff in ▁through ▁his ▁company ▁Mer v ▁Griff in ▁Enter pr ises ▁brought ▁the ▁stations ▁and ▁then ▁sold ▁it ▁to ▁Cap star ▁Broadcast ing ▁( which ▁was ▁controlled ▁by ▁billion aire ▁mog ul ▁Tom ▁H icks ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Cap star ▁merged ▁with ▁another ▁H icks - owned ▁company ▁Chan cell or ▁Media ▁Corporation ▁to ▁form ▁AM FM ▁Inc . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁mer ger ▁of ▁AM FM ▁and ▁Clear ▁Channel ▁Communic ations ▁( now ▁known ▁as ▁i He art Media ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁W TR Y ▁and ▁W TR Y - FM ▁( 9 8 . 3 ▁FM ) ▁were ▁perman ently ▁split ▁with ▁ 9 8 0 ▁AM ▁f li pping ▁to ▁sports ▁and ▁becoming ▁W OF X ▁while ▁the ▁old ies