ɪn dʒˈuːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː, bˈɪlboːɹd mˌæɡɐzˈiːn ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd ðˌæɾə nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv kˈiː dˌʌbəljˌuːdʒˌeɪˌɛfˈɛm stˈæfɚz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl mˈænɪdʒɚ dʒˈoʊl ʃˈɑːf, pɹˈoʊɡɹæm dᵻɹˈɛktɚ ænd mˌɪddˈeɪ hˈoʊst ʃˈɔːn stˈiːvənz, ænd mˈɔːɹnɪŋ mˈæn dʒˈɛf fɹˈæns, hæd lˈɛft ðə stˈeɪʃən, ænd ɹˈuːmɚz bɪɡˈæn swˈɜːlɪŋ tə ðɪ ɪfˈɛkt ðætðə klˈæsɪk ɹˈɑːk stˈeɪʃən wʊd ɡˌoʊ kˈʌntɹi tə tˈeɪk ˌɔn ɪŋkˈʌmbənt kˈʌntɹi pˈaʊɚhˌaʊs dˈʌbəljˌuːkˈʌz.
In June 1992, Billboard magazine reported that a number of key WJFM staffers, including general manager Joel Schaaf, program director and midday host Sean Stevens, and morning man Jeff France, had left the station, and rumors began swirling to the effect that the classic rock station would go country to take on incumbent country powerhouse WCUZ.