RO Q ▁became ▁a ▁CH R ▁station ▁called ▁" 9 5 Q " ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁By ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁W RO Q ▁evol ved ▁into ▁a ▁Rock - lean ing ▁Top ▁ 4 0 ▁format , ▁ ▁better ▁known ▁as ▁" R ock ▁ 4 0 ". ▁ ▁Its ▁AM ▁sister ▁station ▁would ▁sim ul cast ▁W RO Q ▁during ▁morning ▁and ▁afternoon ▁drive - times ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁period , ▁though ▁it ▁would ▁f lip ▁to ▁old ies ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁S IS ▁Radio ▁would ▁sell ▁the ▁two ▁stations ▁to ▁CR B ▁Broadcast ing , ▁who ▁would ▁then ▁sell ▁the ▁stations ▁again , ▁first ▁to ▁Adams ▁Radio ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁then ▁to ▁Ten ore ▁Broadcast ing ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁at ▁ 3 ▁p . m ., ▁after ▁st un ting ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 9 - hour ▁loop ▁of ▁" S ho ck ▁the ▁Mon key " ▁by ▁Peter ▁Gabriel ▁( which ▁even ▁prompt ed ▁a ▁call ▁to ▁local ▁police ▁services , ▁thinking ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁being ▁taken ▁host age ), ▁the ▁station ▁returned ▁to ▁CH R ▁as ▁W Z Z G , ▁" G or illa ▁Radio , ▁The ▁New ▁Z 9 5 . 1 ▁FM ", ▁which ▁was ▁partially ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁" P ir ate