Willis later bought the two stations and then bought 92.1, later spinning off WVAB. It then shifted to a dance-leaning CHR as WKSV, "Kiss 96", in December 1988.
Willis bought both stations and 92.1; he then separated WVAB. The station changed to a dance-focused CHR format under the name WKSV, "Kiss 96," in December 1988.