9 8 2 , ▁where ▁it ▁went ▁into ▁separate ▁programming ▁as ▁W SN Y . ▁Both ▁stations ▁were ▁sold ▁by ▁Sky way ▁Broadcast ing ▁to ▁Franklin ▁Communic ations — now ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁S aga ▁Communic ations — in ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁for ▁$ 3 ▁million . ▁▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁W V K O ▁was ▁an ▁R & B / S oul ▁music ▁station , ▁its ▁tag line ▁being ▁" The ▁Rh ythm ▁of ▁The ▁City ." ▁It ▁was ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁that ▁W V K O ▁employed ▁Ted ▁Williams ▁as ▁an ▁over night ▁disc ▁j ockey ; ▁Williams ▁gained ▁fame ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁when , ▁while ▁hom eless , ▁he ▁was ▁discovered ▁by ▁a ▁vide ograph er ▁for ▁the ▁Columb us ▁Dis patch ▁and ▁a ▁video ▁featuring ▁his ▁" g old en ▁radio ▁voice " ▁went ▁vir al ▁on ▁the ▁Internet . ▁Ted ▁briefly ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁station ▁as ▁the ▁morning ▁show ▁host ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s , ▁W V K O ▁received ▁Federal ▁Communic ations ▁Commission ▁( F CC ) ▁permission ▁to ▁broadcast ▁around ▁the ▁clock , ▁using ▁lower ▁power ▁after ▁sun set . ▁▁ ▁W V K O ▁dropped ▁its ▁soul / R & B ▁format ▁in ▁early ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁switched ▁to ▁an ▁urban ▁g ospel ▁music ▁format ▁while ▁also ▁air ing ▁a ▁variety