▁sold ▁to ▁Philadelphia ▁radio ▁veter an ▁C ody ▁Anderson . ▁Anderson ▁had ▁been ▁general ▁manager ▁of ▁W D AS - AM - FM ▁and ▁his ▁company ▁" KB T ▁Communic ations " ▁paid ▁$ 1 . 6 5 ▁million ▁to ▁obtain ▁WH AT . ▁Anderson ▁moved ▁the ▁WH AT ▁offices ▁and ▁stud ios ▁on ▁North ▁ 5 4 th ▁Street ▁near ▁City ▁Line ▁Avenue ▁in ▁nearby ▁W yn ne field . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁WH AT ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Mar con i ▁Broadcast ing , ▁who ▁ended ▁the ▁station ' s ▁long time ▁African ▁American - focus . ▁Kn own ▁for ▁years ▁as ▁the ▁" V o ice ▁of ▁the ▁African ▁American ▁Community ," ▁all ▁station ▁employees , ▁including ▁hosts ▁Albert ▁Butler , ▁El mer ▁Smith , ▁and ▁Mary ▁Mason ▁were ▁let ▁go . ▁ ▁New ▁formats ▁( 2 0 0 7 – present ) ▁WH AT ▁program med ▁an ▁" urban ▁talk " ▁format ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁they ▁were ▁an ▁affili ate ▁of ▁Air ▁America ▁Radio ▁and ▁carried ▁several ▁shows ▁from ▁the ▁network . ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁sold ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁after ▁st un ting ▁with ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁music ▁r anging ▁from ▁classical ▁pieces ▁to ▁modern ▁hits , ▁the ▁new ▁own ers ▁program med ▁an ▁alternative ▁rock ▁music ▁format ▁called ▁" S kin