dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪs tˈaɪm, kˈʌkk ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl lˈaɪsəns wʌz nˌɑːt ɹᵻnˈuːd æz ðə ɹɪzˈʌlt əvə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt kəmpˈæɹətˌɪv ɹᵻnjˈuːəl hˈɪɹɪŋ fɔːɹ kˈʌkk ænd kˈʌpdˌɛfˈɛm.
During this time, KUKQ's original license was not renewed as the result of a 1988 comparative renewal hearing for KUKQ and KUPD-FM.