▁to ▁h ire ▁a ▁full - time ▁black ▁announ cer , ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁program ▁a ▁regular ▁show ▁featuring ▁a ▁black ▁woman ▁as ▁host ess ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁station ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁to ▁h ire ▁black ▁new sc aster s . ▁It ▁also ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁nation ▁to ▁feature ▁a ▁black ▁as ▁host ▁of ▁a ▁daily ▁talk ▁show ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁the ▁station ▁moved ▁its ▁stud ios ▁and ▁transmit ters ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁structure ▁at ▁ 3 9 3 0 - 3 9 4 0 ▁Cons h oh ock en ▁A ve ▁in ▁W yn ne field ▁He ights ▁and ▁was ▁dub bed ▁" The ▁WH AT ▁Radio ▁Center ." ▁ ▁O wn ership ▁changes ( 1 9 8 6 – 2 0 0 7 ) ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁Regin ald ▁N . ▁Lav ong ▁and ▁Miller ▁Parker , ▁own ers ▁of ▁Main ▁Line ▁Communic ations ▁purchased ▁WH AT ▁from ▁Independ ence ▁Broadcast ing ▁for ▁$ 6 2 5 , 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁sale ▁included ▁the ▁station ' s ▁office ▁building ▁and ▁ 4 . 5 ▁acres ▁of ▁land ▁on ▁Cons h oh ock en ▁A ve . ▁Form er ▁sister ▁station ▁W W DB - FM ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁lawyer ▁R agan ▁A . ▁Henry ▁around ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁the ▁station , ▁now ▁running ▁an ▁African ▁American - orient ed ▁talk ▁and ▁N ost alg ia ▁format , ▁was