▁on ▁November ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁as ▁W U DD , ▁later ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 7 , ▁of ▁that ▁same ▁year , ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁they ▁changed ▁to ▁W PAR , ▁with ▁a ▁Contempor ary ▁Christian ▁music ▁format . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁Don ▁Lee ▁was ▁general ▁manager ▁of ▁W PAR ▁and ▁W C X N , ▁which ▁played ▁Southern ▁g ospel ▁music . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁DJ ▁and ▁area ▁minister ▁Robert ▁Bar net te ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁five ▁DJ s ▁at ▁medium - market ▁Southern ▁g ospel ▁stations , ▁according ▁to ▁The ▁Sing ing ▁News ▁Magazine , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁up ▁for ▁top ▁DJ ▁nation wide . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁W PAR ▁spons ored ▁g ospel ▁singing ▁even ings ▁which ▁sold ▁out . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Joy ▁FM ▁of ▁W inst on - S alem , ▁also ▁heard ▁on ▁W X RI ▁and ▁W T J Y , ▁was ▁named ▁National ▁Southern ▁G ospel ▁Station ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁by ▁the ▁Southern ▁G ospel ▁Music ▁Association . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Baker ▁Family ▁St ations ▁and ▁Pos itive ▁Altern ative ▁Radio ▁sw apped ▁the ▁long - time ▁call sign ▁for ▁their ▁Frederick burg , ▁V A ▁station , ▁W J Y J , ▁with ▁the ▁call sign ▁for ▁their ▁H ick