wɪððə ɡɹˈænd ɹˈæpɪdz ˈɛɹiə flˈʌdᵻd wɪð sˌiːˌeɪtʃˈɑːɹ stˈeɪʃənz æt ðə tˈaɪm, æz dˌʌbəljˌuːdʒˌiːˌɑːɹdˈiː, dˌʌbəljˌuːˌɛsˌɛnˈɛks ænd dˌʌbəljˌuːkˌeɪˌɛlkjˈuː wɜːɹ ˈɔːl plˈeɪɪŋ tˈɑːp fˈoːɹɾi mjˈuːzɪk, dˌʌbəljˌuːdʒˌeɪˌɛfˈɛm sˌiːˌeɪtʃˈɑːɹ fˈɔːɹmæt lˈæstᵻd ˈoʊnli tˈuː jˈɪɹz bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə stˈeɪʃən wɛnt bˈæk tə sˈɔft ˌeɪsˈiː æz "ðə nˈuː dʒˈɔɪ ˌɛfˈɛm."
With the Grand Rapids area flooded with CHR stations at the time, as WGRD, WSNX and WKLQ were all playing Top 40 music, WJFM's CHR format lasted only two years before the station went back to Soft AC as "The New Joy FM."