Later that year it was purchased by the CKO news network, changing the call sign to CKO accordingly and converting it from Top 40 to an all-news format.
lˈeɪɾɚ ðæt jˈɪɹ ɪt wʌz pˈɜːtʃɪst baɪ ðə sˌiːkˌeɪˈoʊ nˈuːz nˈɛtwɜːk, tʃˈeɪndʒɪŋ ðə kˈɔːl sˈaɪn tə sˌiːkˌeɪˈoʊ ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋli ænd kənvˈɜːɾɪŋ ɪt fɹʌm tˈɑːp fˈoːɹɾi tʊ ɐn ˈɔːlnˈuːz fˈɔːɹmæt.