▁format ▁was ▁a ▁moder ate ▁ratings ▁success . ▁ ▁Cap star ▁ownership ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁Cap star , ▁which ▁later ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁i He art Media , ▁Inc .. ▁ ▁Cap star ▁switched ▁the ▁call ▁sign ▁to ▁W TR V . ▁▁ ▁The ▁station ▁featured ▁a ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁road ▁( M OR ) ▁and ▁soft ▁AC ▁format ▁featuring ▁a ▁mix ▁of ▁light ▁old ies ▁and ▁selected ▁recent ▁songs , ▁from ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁Car pent ers , ▁Barry ▁Man il ow , ▁Neil ▁Diam ond ▁and ▁Bar bra ▁Stre is and . ▁ ▁These ▁acts ▁were ▁no ▁longer ▁played ▁on ▁compet itor ▁and ▁former ▁easy ▁listening ▁station ▁W O OD - FM ▁( now ▁W SR W ). ▁ ▁W TR V ▁now ▁features ▁a ▁so fter , ▁gold - lean ing ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Main stream ▁AC ▁format ▁formerly ▁heard ▁on ▁sister ▁station ▁W L HT , ▁which ▁shift ed ▁to ▁Hot ▁AC ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Reg ent / T own square ▁ownership ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁ownership ▁changed ▁again , ▁this ▁time ▁to ▁Reg ent ▁Communic ations . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁station ▁added ▁more ▁soft ▁old ies ▁and ▁pop ▁songs ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁resulting ▁in ▁selected ▁previously ▁dropped ▁tracks ▁by ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Car pent ers ▁and ▁Man il ow ▁being