In July 1998, Mintzer sold WCGC to the owners of WHVN. However, WCGC continued to make news for an incident on the "Wakin' Up with Java John" morning show.
Mintzer sold WCGC to the proprietors of WHVN in July 1998. Despite this sale, WCGC remained a subject of news coverage following an event that occurred during the "Wakin' Up with Java John" morning program.