▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁an ▁FM ▁sister ▁station ▁was ▁put ▁on ▁the ▁air ▁at ▁ 9 7 . 1 ▁M Hz . ▁ ▁Initial ly ▁W AB I - FM ▁( now ▁W B FB ) ▁sim ul cast ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁AM ▁station ' s ▁programming . ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁this ▁time , ▁the ▁ABC ▁affili ation ▁was ▁dropped ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁Mut ual ▁Broadcast ing ▁System . ▁ ▁W AB I ▁had ▁already ▁carried ▁some ▁Mut ual ▁programming ▁for ▁a ▁de cade , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁ABC . ▁It ▁returned ▁to ▁ABC ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁Community ▁Broadcast ing ▁Service ▁merged ▁with ▁Journal ▁Publications ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁to ▁form ▁D ivers ified ▁Communic ations . ▁The ▁company ' s ▁broadcast ing ▁division ▁retained ▁the ▁Community ▁Broadcast ing ▁Service ▁name ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁when ▁W AB I ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁D ivers ified ▁directly . ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁had ▁a ▁Contempor ary ▁H its ▁format ▁by ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁when ▁W AB I - FM ▁broke ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁sim ul cast ▁and ▁became ▁W B G W , ▁a ▁country ▁music ▁station . ▁ ▁Over ▁time , ▁the ▁station ▁shift ed ▁from ▁contemporary ▁hits ▁to ▁a ▁full ▁service ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁road ▁format . ▁ ▁Ad ult ▁standards ▁D ivers ified ▁announced ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁put ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁broadcast ing ▁properties , ▁including ▁W AB I ▁and