ɪn mˈeɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn, dˌʌbəljˌuːkˌeɪˌɛksdˈʌbəljˌuː bɪɡˈæn tə ɹᵻmˈuːv ɹˈɛfɹənsᵻz tə hˌævɪŋ ɐ sˈɪməlkˌæst pˈɑːɹtnɚ fɔːɹ sˈaʊθ dʒˈɜːsi fɹʌm ɪts pɹəmˈoʊʃənz, ˈɪndᵻkˌeɪɾɪŋ ɐ plˈænd fˈɔːɹmæt tʃˈeɪndʒ fɔːɹ dˌʌbəljˌuːˌɛkskˌeɪdˈʌbəljˌuː; ˌɔn dʒˈuːn wˈʌn, ðə stˈeɪʃən swˈɪtʃt tʊ ˌiːˌɛspˌiːˈɛn ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ æz wˈɛndʒˌɛfˈɛm.
In May 2009, WKXW began to remove references to having a simulcast partner for South Jersey from its promotions, indicating a planned format change for WXKW; on June 1, the station switched to ESPN Radio as WENJ-FM.