 During this time, WTJZ and the FM station (known as WQRK and finally WNVZ) were sold to Abell Communications in 1982 and S&F Communications in 1985.Additionally, the station carried Tidewater Tides minor league baseball in 1984.The station returned to jazz in 1986 following its sale to the Broadcasting Corporation of Virginia, formed by three local entrepreneurs who bought the AM station from S&F for $500,000.