æz ɐ kˈʌntɹi stˈeɪʃən, dˌʌbəljˌuːdʒˌiːtˌiːˈoʊ bɪkˌeɪm ɐ ɹˈeɪɾɪŋz səksˈɛs ænd wˈʌn ˈækəlˌeɪdz æz wˈʌn ʌvðə tˈɑːp kˈʌntɹifˈɔːɹmæɾᵻd ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ stˈeɪʃənz ɪnðə nˈeɪʃən, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ bˌiːɪŋ nˈeɪmd bˈɪlboːɹd mˌæɡɐzˈiːnz "smˈɔːl mˈɑːɹkɪt kˈʌntɹi stˈeɪʃən ʌvðə jˈɪɹ fɔːɹ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt".
As a country station, WGTO became a ratings success and won accolades as one of the top country-formatted radio stations in the nation, including being named Billboard magazine's "Small Market Country Station of the Year for 1978".