▁brand ing ▁itself ▁as ▁" 9 5 - 7 ▁The ▁X ". ▁ ▁W V R X ▁sim ul cast ed ▁on ▁W NF Z ▁until ▁November ▁ 1 . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ownership ▁of ▁W NF Z ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁John ▁W . ▁P irk le ▁and ▁that ▁station ▁switched ▁to ▁News / T alk . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁announced ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁that ▁Mid west ▁Communic ations ▁will ▁purchase ▁ 9 ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 ▁stations ▁owned ▁by ▁South ▁Central ▁Communic ations . ▁( This ▁includes ▁W V R X ▁along ▁with ▁sister ▁stations ▁W IM Z - FM ▁& ▁W J X B - FM ) ▁With ▁this ▁purchase , ▁Mid west ▁Communic ations ▁will ▁expand ▁its ▁port folio ▁of ▁stations ▁to ▁Evans ville , ▁Kno x ville ▁and ▁Nash ville . ▁The ▁sale ▁was ▁final ized ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁at ▁a ▁price ▁of ▁$ 7 2 ▁million . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁at ▁ 3 ▁p . m ., ▁after ▁firing ▁the ▁entire ▁air ▁staff , ▁W V R X ▁f li pped ▁to ▁classic ▁country ▁as ▁" 9 5 . 7 ▁Duke ▁FM ". ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁W V R X ▁changed ▁their ▁call ▁letters ▁to ▁W DK W . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁D K W ▁Category :