▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁W CB M ▁was ▁bought ▁by ▁Baltimore ▁area ▁business man ▁and ▁phil anth rop ist ▁Nick ▁Mang ione , ▁Sr . ▁who ▁res ur rect ed ▁it ▁from ▁bank rupt cy . ▁A ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁veter an , ▁Mang ione ▁was ▁an ▁av id ▁listener ▁of ▁talk ▁radio ▁and ▁a ▁fan ▁of ▁W F BR ' s ▁former ▁talk ▁radio ▁format . ▁Once ▁he ▁acquired ▁the ▁station , ▁Mang ione ▁brought ▁most ▁of ▁W F BR ' s ▁former ▁talk ▁radio ▁line - up ▁to ▁W CB M , ▁including ▁Frank ▁L uber , ▁Joe ▁Lomb ardo , ▁Tom ▁Mar r , ▁Ken ▁May l ath , ▁Les ▁K ins ol ving ▁and ▁Stan ▁" The ▁F an " ▁Charles . ▁▁▁ ▁W CB M ▁originally ▁had ▁The ▁R ush ▁Lim b augh ▁Show ▁on ▁its ▁week day ▁schedule ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁but ▁lost ▁it ▁to ▁compet itor ▁ 1 0 9 0 ▁W B AL ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁With ▁its ▁stronger ▁signal ▁and ▁higher ▁ratings , ▁Lim b augh ' s ▁synd icator ▁put ▁the ▁program ▁on ▁W B AL . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁W CB M ▁was ▁broadcast ing ▁at ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0   w att s ▁by ▁day ▁and ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁w att s ▁night . ▁ ▁W CB M ▁had ▁to ▁sc ram ble ▁to ▁replace ▁Lim b