ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv, dˌʌbəljˌuːbˌiːˌɛsˈɛs wʌz sˈoʊld tə ðɪ ˈoʊnɚz ʌv dˌʌbəljˌuːkˌeɪˌɛksdˈʌbəljˌuː wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn.fˈaɪv, wˌɪtʃ swˈɪtʃt ðə stˈeɪʃən tʊ ɐ sˈɪməlkˌæst ʌv dˌʌbəljˌuːkˌeɪˌɛksdˈʌbəljˌuː nˈuːz slˈæʃ tˈɔːk ænd ˈoʊldiz fˈɔːɹmæt, wɪð ɐ smˈɔːl ɐmˈaʊnt ʌv lˈoʊkəl nˈuːz.
In 1995, WBSS was sold to the owners of WKXW (101.5), which switched the station to a simulcast of WKXW's news/talk and oldies format, with a small amount of local news.