vˈæn dˈaɪk ænd lˈævɪn sˈoʊld kˈeɪzˈɪv ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː tə lˈoʊkəl ɹˈiːəl ᵻstˈeɪt dɪvˈɛləpɚ mˈaɪkəl lˈɛvɪn, hˌuː ɹᵻlˈɔːntʃt ðə stˈeɪʃən wɪð ɐ nˈuːz slˈæʃ tˈɔːk fˈɔːɹmæt æz kˈeɪsˈʌn, fˈiːtʃɚɹɪŋ pˌɜːsənˈælᵻɾiz fɹʌm ˌeɪbˌiːsˈiːz tˈɔːk ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ nˈɛtwɜːk, ˌɛnbˌiːsˈiːz tˈɔːknɪt ænd ˈɔːdɪˌoʊ fɹʌm sˌiːˌɛnˈɛn tˈuː.
Van Dyke and Lavin sold KXIV in 1982 to local real estate developer Michael Levin, who relaunched the station with a news/talk format as KSUN, featuring personalities from ABC's TalkRadio Network, NBC's Talknet and audio from CNN2.