▁he ▁play ▁more ▁music ▁on ▁his ▁show , ▁and ▁later ▁brought ▁his ▁morning ▁show ▁( s ans ▁Reg el ski ) ▁to ▁K IT S . ▁ ▁The ▁ 9 8 . 9 ▁frequency ▁then ▁under w ent ▁years ▁of ▁tur mo il . ▁In ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁the ▁station ▁dropped ▁the ▁ec lect ic ▁free form ▁rock ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁Big ▁Band / Ad ult ▁Stand ards ▁( sh ades ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁K MP X ); ▁then , ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁they ▁adopted ▁a ▁CH R ▁format ▁as ▁K H IT . ▁Both ▁of ▁these ▁changes ▁el ic ited ▁a ▁large ▁out c ry ▁from ▁the ▁dedicated ▁following ▁K K C Y ' s ▁format ▁had ▁gathered . ▁A ▁group ▁called ▁" Co al ition ▁To ▁Save ▁The ▁City " ▁was ▁formed ▁and ▁the ▁group ▁lo bb ied ▁K H IT ' s ▁own ers ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁format ▁back . ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁eventually ▁purchased ▁by ▁Bay ▁Area ▁media ▁mog ul ▁James ▁Gab bert , ▁who ▁changed ▁the ▁call ▁letters ▁to ▁K OF Y - FM ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁matching ▁the ▁calls ▁of ▁sister ▁station ▁K OF Y - TV ▁( channel ▁ 2 0 ) ▁and ▁K OF Y ▁radio ▁( 1 0 5 0 ▁AM , ▁now ▁K T CT ). ▁Gab bert ▁returned ▁the ▁station ▁to ▁the ▁previous ▁adult ▁album ▁alternative ▁format , ▁which ▁last ed ▁for ▁two