ðə stˈeɪʃən tʃˈeɪndʒd ɪts kˈɔːl lˈɛɾɚz tə dˌʌbəljˌuːkjˌuːˌeɪtʃkˈeɪ ænd ɐdˈɑːptᵻd ɐ kˈʌntɹi mjˈuːzɪk fˈɔːɹmæt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn, wɪð dˈʌbəljˌuːmˈiː ænd ðə tˈɑːp fˈoːɹɾi fˈɔːɹmæt bˌiːɪŋ mˈuːvd tə dˈʌbəljˌuːmˈɛf fˈɔːɹmɚ nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən.θɹˈiː ˌɛfˈɛm fəsˈɪlᵻɾi wˌɛɹ ɪt ɹᵻmˈeɪnz tə ðɪs dˈeɪ æz ɐ hˈɑːt ɐdˈʌlt kəntˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi stˈeɪʃən.
The station changed its call letters to WQHK and adopted a country music format in 1979, with WMEE and the top 40 format being moved to WMEF's former 97.3 FM facility (where it remains to this day as a hot adult contemporary station).