▁was ▁co - owned ▁with ▁W IST ▁( AM ▁ 1 2 4 0 ). ▁In ▁just ▁a ▁few ▁years , ▁W IST - FM ▁f li pped ▁to ▁old ies , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁in ▁the ▁format . ▁S IS ▁Radio , ▁own ers ▁of ▁ 6 1 ▁Big ▁W A YS ▁( 6 1 0 ▁AM ), ▁bought ▁W IST - FM ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁That ▁year , ▁W IST - FM ▁changed ▁to ▁progress ive ▁rock ▁with ▁the ▁new ▁letters ▁W R NA , ▁eventually ▁becoming ▁W RO Q , ▁and ▁went ▁by ▁the ▁mon iker ▁" 9 5 Q ". ▁Among ▁the ▁W RO Q / WA YS ▁DJ s ▁to ▁become ▁major ▁cele brit ies ▁were ▁Robert ▁Mur phy ▁( who ▁went ▁to ▁greater ▁fame ▁in ▁Chicago ), ▁and ▁actor ▁Jay ▁Thomas , ▁who ▁went ▁to ▁K P WR ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁as ▁the ▁official ▁host ▁of ▁" The ▁Power ▁ 1 0 6 ▁Mor ning ▁Z oo ". ▁Larry ▁Spr ink le , ▁a ▁W CN C - TV ▁morning ▁weather ▁person ality , ▁also ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁stations . ▁The ▁stations ▁would ▁sim ul cast ▁in ▁morning ▁drive , ▁while ▁running ▁separate ▁programming ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁day . ▁The ▁progress ive ▁rock ▁format ▁would ▁evol ve ▁into ▁album - orient ed ▁rock ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁First ▁Top ▁ 4 0 ▁era ▁With ▁album ▁rock ▁decl ining ▁in ▁popular ity , ▁W