▁what ▁had ▁become ▁W Y OU - FM , ▁up ▁for ▁sale . ▁While ▁it ▁would ▁retain ▁W AB I - TV ▁following ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁a ▁deal ▁to ▁sell ▁it ▁to ▁V ision ▁Communic ations , ▁the ▁radio ▁stations ▁were ▁sold ▁to ▁Bang or ▁Radio ▁Corporation . ▁ ▁Bang or ▁Radio ▁switched ▁W AB I ▁to ▁an ▁adult ▁standards ▁format . ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁affili ated ▁with ▁T ran star ▁Radio ▁Network s , ▁carrying ▁its ▁AM ▁Only ▁service , ▁air ing ▁a ▁mix ▁of ▁standards ▁and ▁soft ▁old ies , ▁with ▁news ▁from ▁CNN ' s ▁radio ▁network . ▁ ▁A ▁year ▁later , ▁W AB I ▁and ▁its ▁FM ▁station , ▁now ▁called ▁W W B X , ▁were ▁sold ▁to ▁G opher ▁Hill ▁Broadcast ing . ▁ ▁Clear ▁Channel ▁ownership ▁Clear ▁Channel ▁Communic ations ▁signed ▁a ▁local ▁market ing ▁agreement ▁( L MA ) ▁with ▁G opher ▁Hill ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁A ▁few ▁weeks ▁later , ▁it ▁bought ▁W AB I ▁and ▁W W B X . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Clear ▁Channel ▁switched ▁W AB I ▁to ▁a ▁talk ▁radio ▁format , ▁complement ing ▁its ▁other ▁talk ▁station , ▁FM ▁ 1 0 3 . 9 ▁W V OM . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁programs ▁included ▁a ▁sim ul cast ▁of ▁W V OM ' s ▁morning ▁show , ▁Maine ▁in ▁the ▁Mor ning , ▁hosted ▁by ▁long time ▁W AB I ▁person ality ▁George ▁H ale , ▁as