Throughout the 1980s, the stereo FM station was transformed as a hybrid CHR/UC (also called "CHUrban", which would be the forerunner to the current Rhythmic CHR format) known as "WJLB fm 98, Detroit's Strongest Songs"; the station would eventually gravitate to becoming a full blown urban contemporary station in the mid-1990s. WJLB-AM continued to program to the African-American community in Detroit for nearly a quarter-century afterward as WQBH, and is now WDTK, owned by Salem Communications with a conservative news/talk format. Within a few years, WJLB-FM performed well in the Detroit Arbitron ratings, despite picking up competition from several competitors, including WHYT, which was mostly dance and Top 40, but in 1992, would flip to "96.3 Jamz" and aired a rhythmic contemporary format, and then in 1996 at the 105.9 frequency, the former jazz-formatted WJZZ, which became WCHB-FM "The Beat", and later WDTJ "105.9 Jamz" (now urban AC-formatted WDMK "105.9 Kiss-FM"). WJLB was famous for its specialty Friday mix shows with the "Electrifying Mojo", the "Sunday Night Segue", hosted by John "Johnny Smooth" Edwards and featuring classic "Quiet Storm" tracks, as well as for the highly successful morning shows from John Mason and the "Mason and Company" morning show, all the way to MC Serch of 3rd Bass and his morning show.