▁after ▁its ▁purchase ▁by ▁Robert ▁H ick ling . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁following ▁H ick ling ' s ▁death , ▁it ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Pitts burgh - area ▁broad c aster ▁Mike ▁Hor v ath ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁W Z UM , ▁changing ▁to ▁smooth ▁jazz , ▁but ▁went ▁dark ▁after ▁just ▁one ▁year ▁with ▁the ▁format . ▁The ▁station ▁later ▁returned ▁after ▁a ▁major ▁transmit ter ▁and ▁studio ▁over ha ul ▁with ▁time - bro ker ed ▁programming , ▁then ▁old ies , ▁with ▁Catholic ▁programming ▁added ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁Upon ▁purchase ▁of ▁the ▁station , ▁Star board ▁converted ▁it ▁to ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁Catholic ▁programming ▁under ▁the ▁Re levant ▁Radio ▁brand ing . ▁In ▁recent ▁years , ▁W Z UM ▁applied ▁for ▁an ▁upgrade ▁to ▁its ▁signal , ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁given ▁the ▁station ▁minimal ▁night ▁power . ▁ ▁Re levant ▁Radio ▁would ▁ce ase ▁programming ▁on ▁W Z UM ▁by ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁In ▁its ▁place , ▁W Z UM ▁a ired ▁an ▁E asy ▁List ening ▁format , ▁and ▁was ▁in ▁tal ks ▁with ▁the ▁Del mar va ▁Edu c ational ▁Association , ▁an ▁owner ▁of ▁a ▁small ▁group ▁of ▁religious ▁stations ▁in ▁Virginia ▁and ▁Florida , ▁for ▁a ▁more ▁stable ▁format ▁or ▁possible ▁sale . ▁ ▁By ▁May ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁station ▁dropped ▁its ▁easy ▁listening ▁format ▁for ▁G ospel ▁and ▁picked ▁up ▁the ▁brand