dˌʌbəljˌuːdʒˌeɪˌɛfˈɛm tʃˈeɪndʒd tʊ ɐn ˈɔːɾəmˌeɪɾᵻd tˈɑːp fˈoːɹɾi fˈɔːɹmæt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən, ænd ðˈɛn ɐdˈʌlt kəntˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi mjˈuːzɪk ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ jˈɪɹ æz "mˈɛloʊ nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː", pˈɪkɪŋ ˌʌp ðə fˈɔːɹmæt ðæt hɐdbɪn ɐbˈændənd baɪ dˌʌbəljˌuːˌɛmˌɛldˈʌbəljˌuː ɪn ɪts swˈɪtʃ tə dˌʌbəljˌuːˌɛfˌɛfˈɛks ˈɜːlɪɚ ðæt jˈɪɹ.
WJFM changed to an automated Top 40 format in 1977, and then adult contemporary music the following year as "Mellow 93", picking up the format that had been abandoned by WMLW in its switch to WFFX earlier that year.