▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁air ▁with ▁reduced ▁power ▁under ▁a ▁special ▁temporary ▁authority . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁W V K O ▁deb uted ▁a ▁progress ive ▁talk ▁format , ▁mostly ▁carrying ▁programming ▁from ▁the ▁Air ▁America ▁radio ▁network ; ▁local ▁programming ▁included ▁Fight ▁Back ▁hosted ▁by ▁Dr . ▁Robert ▁F it rak is ; ▁and ▁Blue ▁State ▁D iner ▁hosted ▁by ▁Michael ▁Al wood . ▁In ▁late ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁W V K O ▁open ly ▁began ▁solic iting ▁listen ers ▁for ▁c ash ▁don ations ▁due ▁to ▁both ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁advert iser ▁support ▁and ▁increased ▁rent ▁for ▁the ▁stud ios . ▁ ▁St . ▁Gabriel ▁Radio ▁entered ▁into ▁a ▁local ▁market ing ▁agreement ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁program ▁W V K O , ▁with ▁the ▁progress ive ▁talk ▁being ▁dropped ▁that ▁December ▁ 2 3 ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁Catholic ▁radio ▁programming ▁in ▁a ▁sim ul cast ▁with ▁Mary sv ille - lic ensed ▁W U CO ▁( 1 2 7 0 ▁AM ), ▁which ▁St . ▁Gabriel ▁had ▁owned ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 5 ; ▁W U CO ▁would ▁also ▁be ▁div ested . ▁This ▁arrangement ▁continued ▁until ▁September ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁when ▁St . ▁Gabriel ▁purchased ▁W OS U ▁( 8 2 0 ▁AM ) ▁from ▁the ▁Ohio ▁State ▁University ▁for ▁$ 2 ▁million ; ▁the ▁sale ▁was ▁approved ▁that ▁November ▁ 7 th ▁by ▁the ▁F