By September 1984, the "Express" and the "News" merged into the "Express-News" and afternoon service was slowly discontinued, while the "Light" started getting into the morning circulation business in order to keep up. But under News Corp., the "Express-News" adopted a more mainstream format and expanded its services to communities outside Bexar County. As a result, the "Express-News" became San Antonio's leading newspaper for good. By 1992, News Corp had diversified into movies and television and was looking to sell the "Express-News". The Hearst Corporation, which still owned the "Light", agreed to either sell or close the newspaper and acquire the "Express-News" in order to keep its stake in the San Antonio market. The "Light" never found a buyer and it went out of business in January 1993.