After Cumulus took control of the Aurora stations in April 2002, control of the Danbury]cluster became separate from their Hudson Valley cluster. Though WAXB had good ratings in both Danbury, Connecticut and Dutchess County with oldies, listeners were aging out of the format and Cumulus management sensed a hole for a more contemporary competitor against market rival WDAQ. WAXB flipped to Adult Top 40 on September 26, 2002 as "Y-105" after two days of stunting and taking the new WDBY calls (DanBurY) that October. (The WAXB calls returned to the market in 2011 on 850 AM in Ridgefield, a sister station to WDAQ.) It forced 98Q to move to a more Top 40 approach in both music and presentation. Y-105 later evolved from a Bright AC to a Hot AC. On January 12, 2009, Y-105 hired longtime 98Q morning host Mr. Morning to host its morning show. WDBY switched to its current country format on January 11, 2010.