lˈeɪɾɚ ðæt jˈɪɹ ɪt wʌz pˈɜːtʃɪst baɪ ðə sˌiːkˌeɪˈoʊ nˈuːz nˈɛtwɜːk, tʃˈeɪndʒɪŋ ðə kˈɔːl sˈaɪn tə sˌiːkˌeɪˈoʊ ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋli ænd kənvˈɜːɾɪŋ ɪt fɹʌm tˈɑːp fˈoːɹɾi tʊ ɐn ˈɔːlnˈuːz fˈɔːɹmæt.
Later that year it was purchased by the CKO news network, changing the call sign to CKO accordingly and converting it from Top 40 to an all-news format.