After Mondosphere took over, the station was downgraded from a class B at 50 kW to a class B1 with 8 kW ERP and the transmitter was moved to the 105.3 site closer to Bakersfield and was known as Star 98.5 KKDJ and was an oldies station.
Following Mondosphere's takeover, the station was downgraded from a class B at 50 kW to a class B1 with 8 kW ERP and moved its transmitter to the 105.3 site closer to Bakersfield. It became known as Star 98.5 KKDJ and operated as an oldies radio station.